diff --git a/espeakup.8 b/espeakup.8
index 90a2374..8349702 100644
--- a/espeakup.8
+++ b/espeakup.8
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ espeakup \(em connect Speakup to the ESpeak TTS engine
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B espeakup
 [
+.B \-\^\-default-voice=voicename
+]
+[
 .B \-\^\-debug
 ]
 [
@@ -19,6 +22,9 @@ espeakup \(em connect Speakup to the ESpeak TTS engine
 ]
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
+.B \-V voicename, \-\^\-default-voice=voicename
+Set the espeak voice to be used by default.
+.TP
 .B \-d, \-\^\-debug
 run in the foreground, rather than becoming a daemon process.
 .TP