diff --git a/docs/content/en/schemas/v2beta6.json b/docs/content/en/schemas/v2beta6.json
index 75b69972143..3819cb13870 100755
--- a/docs/content/en/schemas/v2beta6.json
+++ b/docs/content/en/schemas/v2beta6.json
@@ -1243,8 +1243,8 @@
       ],
       "properties": {
         "artifactOverrides": {
-          "description": "key value pairs. If present, Skaffold will send `--set-string` flag to Helm CLI and append all pairs after the flag.",
-          "x-intellij-html-description": "key value pairs. If present, Skaffold will send <code>--set-string</code> flag to Helm CLI and append all pairs after the flag."
+          "description": "key value pairs where the key represents the parameter used in the `--set-string` Helm CLI flag to define a container image and the value corresponds to artifact i.e. `ImageName` defined in `Build.Artifacts` section. The resulting command-line is controlled by `ImageStrategy`.",
+          "x-intellij-html-description": "key value pairs where the key represents the parameter used in the <code>--set-string</code> Helm CLI flag to define a container image and the value corresponds to artifact i.e. <code>ImageName</code> defined in <code>Build.Artifacts</code> section. The resulting command-line is controlled by <code>ImageStrategy</code>."
         },
         "chartPath": {
           "type": "string",
@@ -1253,8 +1253,8 @@
         },
         "imageStrategy": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/HelmImageStrategy",
-          "description": "adds image configurations to the Helm `values` file.",
-          "x-intellij-html-description": "adds image configurations to the Helm <code>values</code> file."
+          "description": "controls how an `ArtifactOverrides` entry is turned into `--set-string` Helm CLI flag or flags.",
+          "x-intellij-html-description": "controls how an <code>ArtifactOverrides</code> entry is turned into <code>--set-string</code> Helm CLI flag or flags."
         },
         "name": {
           "type": "string",
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest/config.go b/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest/config.go
index 1ef95f88066..b51403db692 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest/config.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest/config.go
@@ -508,9 +508,11 @@ type HelmRelease struct {
 	// ValuesFiles are the paths to the Helm `values` files.
 	ValuesFiles []string `yaml:"valuesFiles,omitempty"`
 
-	// ArtifactOverrides are key value pairs.
-	// If present, Skaffold will send `--set-string` flag to Helm CLI and append all pairs after the flag.
-	ArtifactOverrides util.FlatMap `yaml:"artifactOverrides,omitempty,omitempty"`
+	// ArtifactOverrides are key value pairs where the
+	// key represents the parameter used in the `--set-string` Helm CLI flag to define a container
+	// image and the value corresponds to artifact i.e. `ImageName` defined in `Build.Artifacts` section.
+	// The resulting command-line is controlled by `ImageStrategy`.
+	ArtifactOverrides util.FlatMap `yaml:"artifactOverrides,omitempty"`
 
 	// Namespace is the Kubernetes namespace.
 	Namespace string `yaml:"namespace,omitempty"`
@@ -564,7 +566,8 @@ type HelmRelease struct {
 	// Packaged parameters for packaging helm chart (`helm package`).
 	Packaged *HelmPackaged `yaml:"packaged,omitempty"`
 
-	// ImageStrategy adds image configurations to the Helm `values` file.
+	// ImageStrategy controls how an `ArtifactOverrides` entry is
+	// turned into `--set-string` Helm CLI flag or flags.
 	ImageStrategy HelmImageStrategy `yaml:"imageStrategy,omitempty"`
 }