diff --git a/cmd/backup.go b/cmd/backup.go
index 212ff61..235b356 100644
--- a/cmd/backup.go
+++ b/cmd/backup.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 // backupCmd represents the backup command
 var backupCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "backup",
-	Short: "A brief description of your command",
+	Short: "Create backups for given locations",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		config := internal.GetConfig()
 		{
diff --git a/cmd/exec.go b/cmd/exec.go
index 0174e82..31de2c9 100644
--- a/cmd/exec.go
+++ b/cmd/exec.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 // execCmd represents the exec command
 var execCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "exec",
-	Short: "A brief description of your command",
+	Short: "Execute arbitrary native restic commands for given backends",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		config := internal.GetConfig()
 		if err := config.CheckConfig(); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/install.go b/cmd/install.go
index fa91750..ca72923 100644
--- a/cmd/install.go
+++ b/cmd/install.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 var installCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "install",
-	Short: "A brief description of your command",
+	Short: "Install restic if missing",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		err := bins.InstallRestic()
 		cobra.CheckErr(err)
diff --git a/cmd/upgrade.go b/cmd/upgrade.go
index e12c9fd..910c005 100644
--- a/cmd/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/upgrade.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 var upgradeCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "upgrade",
-	Short: "A brief description of your command",
+	Short: "Upgrade autorestic and restic",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		noRestic, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("no-restic")
 		err := bins.Upgrade(!noRestic)