diff --git a/spacy/cli/package.py b/spacy/cli/package.py
index d809e3e71..01449f957 100644
--- a/spacy/cli/package.py
+++ b/spacy/cli/package.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def package_cli(
     # fmt: off
     input_dir: Path = Arg(..., help="Directory with pipeline data", exists=True, file_okay=False),
     output_dir: Path = Arg(..., help="Output parent directory", exists=True, file_okay=False),
-    code_paths: str = Opt("", "--code", "-c", help="Comma-separated paths to Python files with additional code (registered functions) to be imported"),
+    code_paths: str = Opt("", "--code", "-c", help="Comma-separated paths to Python files with additional code (registered functions) to be included in the package"),
     meta_path: Optional[Path] = Opt(None, "--meta-path", "--meta", "-m", help="Path to meta.json", exists=True, dir_okay=False),
     create_meta: bool = Opt(False, "--create-meta", "-C", help="Create meta.json, even if one exists"),
     name: Optional[str] = Opt(None, "--name", "-n", help="Package name to override meta"),