diff --git a/crates/uv/src/main.rs b/crates/uv/src/main.rs
index 338ef7a02..e019dab23 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/main.rs
@@ -632,15 +632,15 @@ struct VenvArgs {
     /// The Python interpreter to use for the virtual environment.
     ///
     /// Supported formats:
-    /// * `-p 3.10` searches for an installed Python 3.10 (`py --list-paths` on Windows, `python3.10` on Linux/Mac).
+    /// - `3.10` searches for an installed Python 3.10 (`py --list-paths` on Windows, `python3.10` on Linux/Mac).
     ///   Specifying a patch version is not supported.
-    /// * `-p python3.10` or `-p python.exe` looks for a binary in `PATH`.
-    /// * `-p /home/ferris/.local/bin/python3.10` uses this exact Python.
+    /// - `python3.10` or `python.exe` looks for a binary in `PATH`.
+    /// - `/home/ferris/.local/bin/python3.10` uses this exact Python.
     ///
     /// Note that this is different from `--python-version` in `pip compile`, which takes `3.10` or `3.10.13` and
     /// doesn't look for a Python interpreter on disk.
     // Short `-p` to match `virtualenv`
-    #[clap(short, long)]
+    #[clap(short, long, verbatim_doc_comment)]
     python: Option<String>,
 
     /// Install seed packages (`pip`, `setuptools`, and `wheel`) into the virtual environment.