Clarify include_erts option

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/release.ex b/lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/release.ex
index 2c49d7712..031aa8c43 100644
--- a/lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/release.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/release.ex
@@ -275,10 +275,11 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Release do
     * `:quiet` - a boolean that controls if releases should write to the standard
       output its steps. Defaults to `false`.
 
-    * `:include_erts` - a boolean indicating if the Erlang Runtime System (ERTS)
-      should be included in the release. The default is `true`, which is also the
-      recommended value. It may also be a path to an existing ERTS installation or
-      an anonymous function of zero arity which should return any of the above.
+    * `:include_erts` - a boolean indicating if the Erlang Runtime System (ERTS),
+      which includes the ERlang VM, should be included in the release. The default
+      is `true`, which is also the recommended value. It may also be a string as a
+      path to an existing ERTS installation or an anonymous function of zero arity
+      which should return any of the above.
 
       You may also set it to `false` if you desire to use the ERTS version installed
       on the target. Note, however, the ERTS version on the target must have THE EXACT