diff --git a/Help/command/ctest_update.rst b/Help/command/ctest_update.rst
index df1a4e5609..96a11c9136 100644
--- a/Help/command/ctest_update.rst
+++ b/Help/command/ctest_update.rst
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ The options are:
 
 The update always follows the version control branch currently checked
 out in the source directory.  See the :ref:`CTest Update Step`
-documentation for more information.
+documentation for information about variables that change the behavior
+of ``ctest_update()``.
diff --git a/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst b/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
index 5a6b329685..fab045b920 100644
--- a/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
@@ -822,6 +822,8 @@ Configuration settings to specify the version control tool include:
   * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``UPDATE_TYPE`` if set,
     else ``CTEST_UPDATE_TYPE``
 
+.. _`UpdateVersionOnly`:
+
 ``UpdateVersionOnly``
   Specify that you want the version control update command to only
   discover the current version that is checked out, and not to update
diff --git a/Help/variable/CTEST_UPDATE_VERSION_ONLY.rst b/Help/variable/CTEST_UPDATE_VERSION_ONLY.rst
index e646e6eeab..a862baa14d 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CTEST_UPDATE_VERSION_ONLY.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CTEST_UPDATE_VERSION_ONLY.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CTEST_UPDATE_VERSION_ONLY
 -------------------------
 
-Specify the CTest ``UpdateVersionOnly`` setting
+Specify the CTest :ref:`UpdateVersionOnly <UpdateVersionOnly>` setting
 in a :manual:`ctest(1)` dashboard client script.