diff --git a/inst/docs/pkg-refs.rds b/inst/docs/pkg-refs.rds
index b73a0973..646ba6a8 100644
Binary files a/inst/docs/pkg-refs.rds and b/inst/docs/pkg-refs.rds differ
diff --git a/man/pkg_refs.Rd b/man/pkg_refs.Rd
index cf4db740..9d36c196 100644
--- a/man/pkg_refs.Rd
+++ b/man/pkg_refs.Rd
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ A GitHub remote string can also be used instead of an URL, for example:
 
 Full syntax:
 
-\if{html}{\out{<div class="sourceCode">}}\preformatted{[<package>=]github::https?://<host>[<detail>]
+\if{html}{\out{<div class="sourceCode">}}\preformatted{[<package>=]git::https?://<host>[<detail>]
 }\if{html}{\out{</div>}}
 \itemize{
 \item \verb{<package>} is the name of the package. If this is missing, then
diff --git a/tools/doc/pkg-refs.Rmd b/tools/doc/pkg-refs.Rmd
index 966e0021..9f76e87f 100644
--- a/tools/doc/pkg-refs.Rmd
+++ b/tools/doc/pkg-refs.Rmd
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ A GitHub remote string can also be used instead of an URL, for example:
 Full syntax:
 
 ```
-[<package>=]github::https?://<host>[<detail>]
+[<package>=]git::https?://<host>[<detail>]
 ```
 
 - `<package>` is the name of the package. If this is missing, then