diff --git a/src/doc/man/cargo-metadata.md b/src/doc/man/cargo-metadata.md
index 5a878a74e..a94d3005c 100644
--- a/src/doc/man/cargo-metadata.md
+++ b/src/doc/man/cargo-metadata.md
@@ -312,9 +312,9 @@ The JSON output has the following format:
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        /* The root package of the workspace.
-           This is null if this is a virtual workspace. Otherwise it is
-           the Package ID of the root package.
+        /* The package in the current working directory (if --manifest-path is not given).
+           This is null if there is a virtual workspace. Otherwise it is
+           the Package ID of the package.
         */
         "root": "file:///path/to/my-package#0.1.0",
     },
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ possible value.
 
 {{#option "`--filter-platform` _triple_" }}
 This filters the `resolve` output to only include dependencies for the
-given [target triple](../appendix/glossary.html#target). 
+given [target triple](../appendix/glossary.html#target).
 Without this flag, the resolve includes all targets.
 
 Note that the dependencies listed in the "packages" array still includes all
diff --git a/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-metadata.txt b/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-metadata.txt
index 8c9a8dd21..a2fb4e094 100644
--- a/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-metadata.txt
+++ b/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-metadata.txt
@@ -308,9 +308,9 @@ OUTPUT FORMAT
                            ]
                        }
                    ],
-                   /* The root package of the workspace.
-                      This is null if this is a virtual workspace. Otherwise it is
-                      the Package ID of the root package.
+                   /* The package in the current working directory (if --manifest-path is not given).
+                      This is null if there is a virtual workspace. Otherwise it is
+                      the Package ID of the package.
                    */
                    "root": "file:///path/to/my-package#0.1.0",
                },
diff --git a/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-metadata.md b/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-metadata.md
index e742afdbc..97cf03b2a 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-metadata.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-metadata.md
@@ -312,9 +312,9 @@ The JSON output has the following format:
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        /* The root package of the workspace.
-           This is null if this is a virtual workspace. Otherwise it is
-           the Package ID of the root package.
+        /* The package in the current working directory (if --manifest-path is not given).
+           This is null if there is a virtual workspace. Otherwise it is
+           the Package ID of the package.
         */
         "root": "file:///path/to/my-package#0.1.0",
     },
diff --git a/src/etc/man/cargo-metadata.1 b/src/etc/man/cargo-metadata.1
index 4c7f6777e..9560e645e 100644
--- a/src/etc/man/cargo-metadata.1
+++ b/src/etc/man/cargo-metadata.1
@@ -314,9 +314,9 @@ The JSON output has the following format:
                 ]
             }
         ],
-        /* The root package of the workspace.
-           This is null if this is a virtual workspace. Otherwise it is
-           the Package ID of the root package.
+        /* The package in the current working directory (if \-\-manifest\-path is not given).
+           This is null if there is a virtual workspace. Otherwise it is
+           the Package ID of the package.
         */
         "root": "file:///path/to/my\-package#0.1.0",
     },