diff --git a/docs/codeql/codeql-cli/about-codeql-packs.rst b/docs/codeql/codeql-cli/about-codeql-packs.rst
index 278e123a1de..6b464b17275 100644
--- a/docs/codeql/codeql-cli/about-codeql-packs.rst
+++ b/docs/codeql/codeql-cli/about-codeql-packs.rst
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ The following properties are supported in ``qlpack.yml`` files.
    * - ``suites``
      - ``octo-org-query-suites``
      - Optional
-     - The path to a directory that contains the "well-known" query suites in the pack, defined relative to the pack directory. You can run "well-known" suites stored in this directory by specifying the pack name, without providing their full path. For more information about query suites, see ":doc:`Creating CodeQL query suites <creating-codeql-query-suites>`."
+     - The path to a directory in the pack that contains the query suites you want to make known to the CLI, defined relative to the pack directory. QL pack users can run "well-known" suites stored in this directory by specifying the pack name, without providing their full path. This is not supported for CodeQL packs downloaded from a package registry. For more information about query suites, see ":doc:`Creating CodeQL query suites <creating-codeql-query-suites>`."
    * - ``extractor``
      - ``javascript``
      - All test packs
diff --git a/docs/codeql/codeql-cli/about-ql-packs.rst b/docs/codeql/codeql-cli/about-ql-packs.rst
index b3f3c13ed88..cdcdf6fa6fd 100644
--- a/docs/codeql/codeql-cli/about-ql-packs.rst
+++ b/docs/codeql/codeql-cli/about-ql-packs.rst
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ The following properties are supported in ``qlpack.yml`` files.
    * - ``suites``
      - ``suites``
      - Optional
-     - The path to a directory that contains the "well-known" query suites in the pack, defined relative to the pack directory. You can run "well-known" suites stored in this directory by specifying the pack name, without providing their full path. To use query suites stored in other directories in the pack, you must provide their full path. For more information about query suites, see ":doc:`Creating CodeQL query suites <creating-codeql-query-suites>`."
+     - The path to a directory in the pack that contains the query suites you want to make known to the CLI, defined relative to the pack directory. QL pack users can run "well-known" suites stored in this directory by specifying the pack name, without providing their full path. For more information about query suites, see ":doc:`Creating CodeQL query suites <creating-codeql-query-suites>`."
    * - ``extractor``
      - ``javascript``
      - All test packs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ A custom QL pack for queries must include a ``qlpack.yml`` file at
 the pack root, containing ``name``, ``version``,
 and ``libraryPathDependencies`` properties. If the pack contains query suites, you can
 use the ``suites`` property to define their location. Query suites defined 
-here are called "well-known" suites, and can be used on the command line by referring to 
+here are called "known" suites, and can be used on the command line by referring to 
 their name only, rather than their full path.
 For more information about query suites, see ":doc:`Creating CodeQL query suites <creating-codeql-query-suites>`."