diff --git a/tools/pybind11Config.cmake.in b/tools/pybind11Config.cmake.in
index 8f8701be70..262020d14a 100644
--- a/tools/pybind11Config.cmake.in
+++ b/tools/pybind11Config.cmake.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This module sets the following variables in your project:
 ``pybind11_VERSION``
   pybind11 version in format Major.Minor.Release
 ``pybind11_VERSION_TYPE``
-  pybind11 version type (dev, release)
+  pybind11 version type (``dev*`` or empty for a release)
 ``pybind11_INCLUDE_DIRS``
   Directories where pybind11 and python headers are located.
 ``pybind11_INCLUDE_DIR``
@@ -228,6 +228,6 @@ include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/pybind11Common.cmake")
 if(NOT pybind11_FIND_QUIETLY)
   message(
     STATUS
-      "Found pybind11: ${pybind11_INCLUDE_DIR} (found version \"${pybind11_VERSION}\" ${pybind11_VERSION_TYPE})"
+      "Found pybind11: ${pybind11_INCLUDE_DIR} (found version \"${pybind11_VERSION}${pybind11_VERSION_TYPE}\")"
   )
 endif()