diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
index 742ab78512..0837f993fc 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public:
 
   virtual void GetDocumentation(cmDocumentationEntry& entry) const {
     entry.Name = "Visual Studio 10";
-    entry.Brief = "Generates Visual Studio 10 project files.";
+    entry.Brief = "Generates Visual Studio 10 (2010) project files.";
     entry.Full =
       "It is possible to append a space followed by the platform name "
       "to create project files for a specific target platform. E.g. "
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator.cxx
index 299aaa8b9d..624d01d69e 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator.cxx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
 
   virtual void GetDocumentation(cmDocumentationEntry& entry) const {
     entry.Name = "Visual Studio 11";
-    entry.Brief = "Generates Visual Studio 11 project files.";
+    entry.Brief = "Generates Visual Studio 11 (2012) project files.";
     entry.Full =
       "It is possible to append a space followed by the platform name "
       "to create project files for a specific target platform. E.g. "
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator.cxx
index 6468b9a459..d77b84d2c4 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator.cxx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
 
   virtual void GetDocumentation(cmDocumentationEntry& entry) const {
     entry.Name = "Visual Studio 12";
-    entry.Brief = "Generates Visual Studio 12 project files.";
+    entry.Brief = "Generates Visual Studio 12 (2013) project files.";
     entry.Full =
       "It is possible to append a space followed by the platform name "
       "to create project files for a specific target platform. E.g. "