diff --git a/docs/manual/installation/nixos.md b/docs/manual/installation/nixos.md
index d432a54be..1ce8eb06a 100644
--- a/docs/manual/installation/nixos.md
+++ b/docs/manual/installation/nixos.md
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ home-manager.users.eve = { pkgs, ... }: {
   home.packages = [ pkgs.atool pkgs.httpie ];
   programs.bash.enable = true;
 
-  # The state version is required and should stay at the version you
-  # originally installed.
+  # This value determines the Home Manager release from which the default
+  # settings for stateful data, like file locations and database versions
+  # on your system were taken. The state version is required and should
+  # stay at the version you originally installed. More documentation for
+  # this option is available at https://nixos.org/nixos/options.html.
   home.stateVersion = "24.05";
 };
 ```