diff --git a/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/components/add/cmd.go b/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/components/add/cmd.go
index 4d60a5b216..9c41c7f346 100644
--- a/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/components/add/cmd.go
+++ b/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/components/add/cmd.go
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ The resource <code>text</code> is taken from a file <code>testdata</code> locate
 next to the description file.
 `,
 		Long: `
-Add component versions specified by a description file to a Common Transport
-Archive. This might be either a directory prepared to host component version
+Add component versions specified by a constructor file to a Common Transport
+Archive. The archive might be either a directory prepared to host component version
 content or a tar/tgz file (see option --type).
 
 If option <code>--create</code> is given, the archive is created first. An
diff --git a/docs/reference/ocm_add_componentversions.md b/docs/reference/ocm_add_componentversions.md
index d54e8dd1f5..990c62f5c4 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ocm_add_componentversions.md
+++ b/docs/reference/ocm_add_componentversions.md
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ componentversions, componentversion, cv, components, component, comps, comp, c
 ### Description
 
 
-Add component versions specified by a description file to a Common Transport
-Archive. This might be either a directory prepared to host component version
+Add component versions specified by a constructor file to a Common Transport
+Archive. The archive might be either a directory prepared to host component version
 content or a tar/tgz file (see option --type).
 
 If option <code>--create</code> is given, the archive is created first. An