diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
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--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
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@@ -7051,6 +7051,23 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       The version of the package(s) built by the recipe. By default,
       :term:`PKGV` is set to :term:`PV`.
 
+      If :term:`PV` contains the ``+`` sign, source control information will be
+      included in :term:`PKGV` later in the packaging phase. For more
+      information, see the :doc:`/dev-manual/external-scm` section of the Yocto
+      Project Development Tasks Manual.
+
+      .. warning::
+
+         Since source control information is included in a late stage by the
+         :ref:`ref-classes-package` class, it cannot be seen from the BitBake
+         environment with ``bitbake -e`` or ``bitbake-getvar``. Instead, after
+         the package is built, the version information can be retrieved with
+         ``oe-pkgdata-util package-info <package name>``. See the
+         :ref:`dev-manual/debugging:Viewing Package Information with
+         \`\`oe-pkgdata-util\`\`` section of the Yocto Project Development Tasks
+         Manual for more information on ``oe-pkgdata-util``.
+
+
    :term:`PN`
       This variable can have two separate functions depending on the
       context: a recipe name or a resulting package name.