diff --git a/README b/README
index d45eba77d3..7e52e36527 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -907,7 +907,8 @@ The following options need to be configured:
 		If this variable is defined, an environment variable
 		named "ver" is created by U-Boot showing the U-Boot
 		version as printed by the "version" command.
-		This variable is readonly.
+		Any change to this variable will be reverted at the
+		next reset.
 
 - Real-Time Clock: