diff --git a/cmd/podman/manifest/annotate.go b/cmd/podman/manifest/annotate.go
index 41e1b6b2be..73f1b18cbd 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/manifest/annotate.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/manifest/annotate.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var (
 		Long:              "Adds or updates information about an entry in a manifest list or image index.",
 		RunE:              annotate,
 		Args:              cobra.ExactArgs(2),
-		Example:           `podman manifest annotate --annotation left=right mylist:v1.11 image:v1.11-amd64`,
+		Example:           `podman manifest annotate --annotation left=right mylist:v1.11 sha256:15352d97781ffdf357bf3459c037be3efac4133dc9070c2dce7eca7c05c3e736`,
 		ValidArgsFunction: common.AutocompleteImages,
 	}
 )
diff --git a/cmd/podman/manifest/manifest.go b/cmd/podman/manifest/manifest.go
index bb9f4a8c56..837b5aec54 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/manifest/manifest.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/manifest/manifest.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var (
 		Example: `podman manifest add mylist:v1.11 image:v1.11-amd64
   podman manifest create localhost/list
   podman manifest inspect localhost/list
-  podman manifest annotate --annotation left=right mylist:v1.11 image:v1.11-amd64
+  podman manifest annotate --annotation left=right mylist:v1.11 sha256:15352d97781ffdf357bf3459c037be3efac4133dc9070c2dce7eca7c05c3e736
   podman manifest push mylist:v1.11 docker://quay.io/myuser/image:v1.11
   podman manifest remove mylist:v1.11 sha256:15352d97781ffdf357bf3459c037be3efac4133dc9070c2dce7eca7c05c3e736
   podman manifest rm mylist:v1.11`,