diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 31e03b5d7..7552607cb 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 
 ## Changes
 
+- Fix help string description for `bin/birdhouse configs` command
+
+  Update description of the `configs` subcommand to better describe it.
+  The description when calling `bin/birdhouse -h` now matches the description when calling `bin/birdhouse configs -h`
+  
 - Jupyterhub: Update recommended paths for public share folders
 
   The recommended public share folders in the `env.local.example` file create a conflict with the default
@@ -28,6 +33,7 @@
   volume and then Jupyterhub tries to mount the public share folder within that volume. Since the parent volume
   is read-only, the second volume mount fails.
 
+
 [2.6.1](https://github.com/bird-house/birdhouse-deploy/tree/2.6.1) (2024-11-22)
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diff --git a/bin/birdhouse b/bin/birdhouse
index ba5654be7..659bc01e9 100755
--- a/bin/birdhouse
+++ b/bin/birdhouse
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Manage the Birdhouse software stack.
 Commands:
   info      Print build information
   compose   Run a \"docker compose\" command for the Birdhouse project
-  configs   Print a command that can be used to load configuration settings as environment variables
+  configs   Load or execute commands in the Birdhouse configuration environment
 
 Options:
   -h, --help                   Print this message and exit