diff --git a/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1 b/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1
index 06c10170a1..a3c14a323c 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: ansible-playbook
.\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR" section]
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.76.1
-.\" Date: 08/14/2012
+.\" Date: 08/15/2012
.\" Manual: System administration commands
.\" Source: Ansible 0.7
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "ANSIBLE\-PLAYBOOK" "1" "08/14/2012" "Ansible 0\&.7" "System administration commands"
+.TH "ANSIBLE\-PLAYBOOK" "1" "08/15/2012" "Ansible 0\&.7" "System administration commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ ansible\-playbook \&... [options]
The names of one or more YAML format files to run as ansible playbooks\&.
.RE
.SH "OPTIONS"
-.sp
+.PP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
-.sp
-Verbose mode, more output from successful actions will be shown\&.
+.RS 4
+Verbose mode, more output from successful actions will be shown\&. Give up to three times for more output\&.
+.RE
.PP
\fB\-i\fR \fIPATH\fR, \fB\-\-inventory=\fR\fIPATH\fR
.RS 4
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1.asciidoc.in b/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1.asciidoc.in
index 114100bbde..fad82d82af 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1.asciidoc.in
+++ b/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1.asciidoc.in
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ The names of one or more YAML format files to run as ansible playbooks.
OPTIONS
-------
-*-v*, *--verbose*
+*-v*, *--verbose*::
-Verbose mode, more output from successful actions will be shown.
+Verbose mode, more output from successful actions will be shown. Give
+up to three times for more output.
*-i* 'PATH', *--inventory=*'PATH'::
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/ansible.1 b/docs/man/man1/ansible.1
index bcebfff36b..88384194bb 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/ansible.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/ansible.1
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: ansible
.\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR" section]
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.76.1
-.\" Date: 08/14/2012
+.\" Date: 08/15/2012
.\" Manual: System administration commands
.\" Source: Ansible 0.7
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "ANSIBLE" "1" "08/14/2012" "Ansible 0\&.7" "System administration commands"
+.TH "ANSIBLE" "1" "08/15/2012" "Ansible 0\&.7" "System administration commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ A name of a group in the inventory file, a shell\-like glob selecting hosts in i
.RE
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
+\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
+.RS 4
+Verbose mode, more output from successful actions will be shown\&. Give up to three times for more output\&.
+.RE
+.PP
\fB\-i\fR \fIPATH\fR, \fB\-\-inventory=\fR\fIPATH\fR
.RS 4
The
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/ansible.1.asciidoc.in b/docs/man/man1/ansible.1.asciidoc.in
index d3f0dcda95..ac30dbf7e4 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/ansible.1.asciidoc.in
+++ b/docs/man/man1/ansible.1.asciidoc.in
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ semicolons.
OPTIONS
-------
+*-v*, *--verbose*::
+
+Verbose mode, more output from successful actions will be shown. Give
+up to three times for more output.
*-i* 'PATH', *--inventory=*'PATH'::