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@@ -112,7 +112,12 @@ either the public key directly, or a file containing the public key:
     which at least one can be used to verify signatures for this repository
 
 Multiple `--sign-verify` occurrences are allowed in order to specify as many
-public keys as needed.
+public keys as needed. This can be useful when a new signature key is being
+deployed, while the old one is still in use: by specifying both the old and the
+new key, users can make sure at least one of those will be able to verify the
+signatures. That way, once the old key is revoked and only the new one is used
+for signing the repository, the corresponding remote will keep working as
+expected.
 
 This option can also be added when using the `flatpak remote-modify` command.