diff --git a/src/doc/man/cargo-update.md b/src/doc/man/cargo-update.md
index b392b83145f7..efc9bee36436 100644
--- a/src/doc/man/cargo-update.md
+++ b/src/doc/man/cargo-update.md
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ Cannot be used with `--precise`.
 When used with _spec_, allows you to specify a specific version number to set
 the package to. If the package comes from a git repository, this can be a git
 revision (such as a SHA hash or tag).
+
+While not recommended, specifying a yanked version of a package is allowed (nightly only).
+When possible, try other non-yanked SemVer-compatible versions, or seek helps
+from the maintainers of the package.
 {{/option}}
 
 {{#option "`-w`" "`--workspace`" }}
diff --git a/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-update.txt b/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-update.txt
index a96a34c962e8..226f1a5c86bf 100644
--- a/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-update.txt
+++ b/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-update.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ OPTIONS
            to set the package to. If the package comes from a git repository,
            this can be a git revision (such as a SHA hash or tag).
 
+           While not recommended, specifying a yanked version of a package is
+           allowed (nightly only). When possible, try other non-yanked
+           SemVer-compatible versions, or seek helps from the maintainers of
+           the package.
+
        -w, --workspace
            Attempt to update only packages defined in the workspace. Other
            packages are updated only if they don’t already exist in the
diff --git a/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-update.md b/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-update.md
index ef44e487bb09..8725c1c1077a 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-update.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-update.md
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ Cannot be used with <code>--precise</code>.</dd>
 <dt class="option-term" id="option-cargo-update---precise"><a class="option-anchor" href="#option-cargo-update---precise"></a><code>--precise</code> <em>precise</em></dt>
 <dd class="option-desc">When used with <em>spec</em>, allows you to specify a specific version number to set
 the package to. If the package comes from a git repository, this can be a git
-revision (such as a SHA hash or tag).</dd>
+revision (such as a SHA hash or tag).</p>
+<p>While not recommended, specifying a yanked version of a package is allowed (nightly only).
+When possible, try other non-yanked SemVer-compatible versions, or seek helps
+from the maintainers of the package.</dd>
 
 
 <dt class="option-term" id="option-cargo-update--w"><a class="option-anchor" href="#option-cargo-update--w"></a><code>-w</code></dt>
diff --git a/src/doc/src/reference/resolver.md b/src/doc/src/reference/resolver.md
index a7fea8a071fd..351bbb5d43dd 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/reference/resolver.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/reference/resolver.md
@@ -325,9 +325,11 @@ the `links` field if your library is in common use.
 
 [Yanked releases][yank] are those that are marked that they should not be
 used. When the resolver is building the graph, it will ignore all yanked
-releases unless they already exist in the `Cargo.lock` file.
+releases unless they already exist in the `Cargo.lock` file, or are explicitly 
+requested by the [`--precise`] flag of `cargo update` (nightly only).
 
 [yank]: publishing.md#cargo-yank
+[`--precise`]: ../commands/cargo-update.md#option-cargo-update---precise
 
 ## Dependency updates
 
diff --git a/src/etc/man/cargo-update.1 b/src/etc/man/cargo-update.1
index c9fe881c8fc6..170c29fef4a7 100644
--- a/src/etc/man/cargo-update.1
+++ b/src/etc/man/cargo-update.1
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ Cannot be used with \fB\-\-precise\fR\&.
 When used with \fIspec\fR, allows you to specify a specific version number to set
 the package to. If the package comes from a git repository, this can be a git
 revision (such as a SHA hash or tag).
+.sp
+While not recommended, specifying a yanked version of a package is allowed (nightly only).
+When possible, try other non\-yanked SemVer\-compatible versions, or seek helps
+from the maintainers of the package.
 .RE
 .sp
 \fB\-w\fR,