diff --git a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
index c6e0464125..e2d9fa4e59 100644
--- a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
+++ b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ didn't include with OS X.
     If `--HEAD` is passed, and <formula> defines it, install the HEAD version,
     aka master, trunk, unstable, dev.
 
+    To install a newer version of HEAD use
+    `brew rm <foo> && brew install --HEAD <foo>`
+    or `brew --force --HEAD <foo>`.
+
   * `install --interactive [--git]` <formula>:
     Downloads and patches <formula>, and then opens a shell. This allows the
     user to run `./configure --help` and otherwise determine how to turn the
diff --git a/share/man/man1/brew.1 b/share/man/man1/brew.1
index 7a6dedf421..eb57167181 100644
--- a/share/man/man1/brew.1
+++ b/share/man/man1/brew.1
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ If \fB\-\-use\-llvm\fR is passed, attempt to compile using the LLVM front\-end t
 If \fB\-\-ignore\-dependencies\fR is passed, skip installing any dependencies of any kind\. If they are not already present, the formula will probably fail to install\.
 .
 .IP
-If \fB\-\-HEAD\fR is passed, and \fIformula\fR defines it, install the HEAD version, aka master, trunk, unstable, dev\.
+If \fB\-\-HEAD\fR is passed, and \fIformula\fR defines it, install the HEAD version, aka master, trunk, unstable, dev\. To install a newer version of HEAD, either \fBbrew rm <foo> && brew install \-\-HEAD <foo>\fR or \fBbrew \-\-force \-\-HEAD <foo>\fR\.
 .
 .TP
 \fBinstall \-\-interactive [\-\-git]\fR \fIformula\fR