diff --git a/man/add_list.Rd b/man/add_list.Rd
index c3c8708..0f8acb4 100644
--- a/man/add_list.Rd
+++ b/man/add_list.Rd
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ add_list(list_file, ...)
 source. Defaults to \code{NA}, meaning prefer a built-in list of references to
 packages pre-modified for use with webR.}
     \item{\code{dependencies}}{Dependency specification for packages to additionally
-add to the repository. Defaults to \code{NA}, meaning add only the required
-dependencies. If \code{FALSE}, adds no additional packages. See
-\link[pkgdepends:as_pkg_dependencies]{pkgdepends::as_pkg_dependencies} for details.}
+add to the repository. Defaults to \code{FALSE}, meaning no additional packages.
+See \link[pkgdepends:as_pkg_dependencies]{pkgdepends::as_pkg_dependencies} for details.}
   }}
 }
 \description{
diff --git a/man/add_pkg.Rd b/man/add_pkg.Rd
index ecdf22f..f1e7c25 100644
--- a/man/add_pkg.Rd
+++ b/man/add_pkg.Rd
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 \alias{add_pkg}
 \title{Add R package reference(s) to a package repository}
 \usage{
-add_pkg(packages, repo_dir = "./repo", remotes = NA, dependencies = NA)
+add_pkg(packages, repo_dir = "./repo", remotes = NA, dependencies = FALSE)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{packages}{A character vector of one or more package references.}
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ source. Defaults to \code{NA}, meaning prefer a built-in list of references to
 packages pre-modified for use with webR.}
 
 \item{dependencies}{Dependency specification for packages to additionally
-add to the repository. Defaults to \code{NA}, meaning add only the required
-dependencies. If \code{FALSE}, adds no additional packages. See
-\link[pkgdepends:as_pkg_dependencies]{pkgdepends::as_pkg_dependencies} for details.}
+add to the repository. Defaults to \code{FALSE}, meaning no additional packages.
+See \link[pkgdepends:as_pkg_dependencies]{pkgdepends::as_pkg_dependencies} for details.}
 }
 \description{
 Downloads and builds the \link[pkgdepends:pkg_refs]{R package references} given
diff --git a/man/add_repo.Rd b/man/add_repo.Rd
index 6145a82..6a93f7b 100644
--- a/man/add_repo.Rd
+++ b/man/add_repo.Rd
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ of packages to skip. Defaults to \code{FALSE}, meaning keep all packages.}
 source. Defaults to \code{NA}, meaning prefer a built-in list of references to
 packages pre-modified for use with webR.}
     \item{\code{dependencies}}{Dependency specification for packages to additionally
-add to the repository. Defaults to \code{NA}, meaning add only the required
-dependencies. If \code{FALSE}, adds no additional packages. See
-\link[pkgdepends:as_pkg_dependencies]{pkgdepends::as_pkg_dependencies} for details.}
+add to the repository. Defaults to \code{FALSE}, meaning no additional packages.
+See \link[pkgdepends:as_pkg_dependencies]{pkgdepends::as_pkg_dependencies} for details.}
   }}
 }
 \description{