diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 0a6357cb..3caab041 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ definition includes a +:compile+ property set to the list of files to byte
 compile (or to a single file), or all the +.el+ files found in the package
 when there's no +:build+ command.
 
+=== Hooks
+
++el-get+ offers a variety of specific hooks (read the source), and two
+general purposes hooks facilities: +el-get-post-install-hooks+ and
++el-get-post-update-hooks+, called with the package name as argument.
+
 === Some more commands?
 
 Yes, ok.
diff --git a/el-get.el b/el-get.el
index 5ad49a18..c1719e94 100644
--- a/el-get.el
+++ b/el-get.el
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 ;;   - Byte compile files from the load-path entries or :compile files
 ;;   - Implement support for git submodules with the command
 ;;     `git submodule update --init --recursive`
+;;   - Add catch-all post-install and post-update hooks
 ;;
 ;;  0.9 - 2010-08-24 - build me a shell
 ;;
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ It will get called with the package as first argument."
   :type 'hook)
 
 (defcustom el-get-post-update-hooks nil
-  "Hooks to run after installing a package.
+  "Hooks to run after updating a package.
 It will get called with the package as first argument."
   :group 'el-get
   :type 'hook)