diff --git a/lib/commands/create-release-branch.js b/lib/commands/create-release-branch.js
index e9523ff..ad5ead1 100644
--- a/lib/commands/create-release-branch.js
+++ b/lib/commands/create-release-branch.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module.exports = function (dep) {
     },
     'npm-token': {
       alias: 'n',
-      describe: "NPM token with write access e.g. '11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555'",
+      describe: "NPM token with write access e.g. '11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555'. If you don't want to publish to npm, you have to set \"release.npmPublish: false\" in package.json",
       demandOption: getNpmTokenSetting(dep)
     },
     'slack-webhook-url': {