diff --git a/README b/README
index 115d702..ff23349 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
       . $WATCHED_DIR (default: /etc)
       . $CHANGELOG_FILE (default /root/Changelog)
         or $CHANGELOG_DIR/*/Changelog (default: /root/changelogs/*/Changelog)
-      . Debian packages states and versions (using apt-show-versions)
+      . Debian packages states and versions if $DO_PACKAGES is set to "yes"
+        (default: no)
      to $BACKUP_DIR (default: /var/lib/metche).
    - send a nicely formatted email to a defined email address, listing the last
      changes that have been made to the system.