diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-hash.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-hash.md
index 7ed82cdfc..de0459b9e 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-hash.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-hash.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ md5sum`.
 
   - `--type` *hashAlgo*  
     Use the specified cryptographic hash algorithm, which can be one of
-    `md5`, `sha1`, and `sha256`.
+    `md5`, `sha1`, `sha256`, and `sha512`.
 
   - `--to-base16`  
     Don’t hash anything, but convert the base-32 hash representation
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.md
index 78c612cd4..59ab89b29 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Nix store is also printed.
 
   - `--type` *hashAlgo*  
     Use the specified cryptographic hash algorithm, which can be one of
-    `md5`, `sha1`, and `sha256`.
+    `md5`, `sha1`, `sha256`, and `sha512`.
 
   - `--print-path`  
     Print the store path of the downloaded file on standard output.