diff --git a/rust/pvsecret/man/pvsecret-retrieve.1 b/rust/pvsecret/man/pvsecret-retrieve.1
index 369037fa..f8ee957d 100644
--- a/rust/pvsecret/man/pvsecret-retrieve.1
+++ b/rust/pvsecret/man/pvsecret-retrieve.1
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-.\" Copyright 2024 IBM Corp.
+.\" Copyright 2024, 2025 IBM Corp.
 .\" s390-tools is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 .\" it under the terms of the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.
 .\"
 
-.TH "PVSECRET-RETRIEVE" "1" "2024-12-19" "s390-tools" "UV-Secret Manual"
+.TH "PVSECRET-RETRIEVE" "1" "2025-03-07" "s390-tools" "UV-Secret Manual"
 .nh
 .ad l
 .SH NAME
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ pvsecret retr [OPTIONS] <ID>
 .fam C
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Retrieve a secret from the UV secret store (s390x only)
+Retrieve a secret from the UV secret store (s390x only). Retrieves a retrievable
+secret from the UV\-storage of the guest by its ID. The ID may be provided as
+yaml file or as 32 byte hex\-string. The secret is written as PEM file. For
+Plaintext secret \fBPLAINTEXT SECRET\fP is used as PEM name and for protected
+keys the PEM name \fBIBM PROTECTED KEY\fP is used.
+
 .SH OPTIONS
 .PP
 <ID>