diff --git a/src/Niv/Cli.hs b/src/Niv/Cli.hs
index 4bfc94a..d59ec81 100644
--- a/src/Niv/Cli.hs
+++ b/src/Niv/Cli.hs
@@ -70,10 +70,12 @@ cli = do
       [ Opts.fullDesc,
         Opts.headerDoc $
           Just $
-            "niv - dependency manager for Nix projects"
-              Opts.<$$> ""
-              Opts.<$$> "version:"
-              Opts.<+> Opts.text (showVersion version)
+            Opts.vcat
+              [ "niv - dependency manager for Nix projects",
+                "",
+                "version:"
+                  Opts.<+> Opts.pretty (showVersion version)
+              ]
       ]
     parseFindSourcesJson =
       AtPath
@@ -420,13 +422,13 @@ parseCmdUpdate =
         Opts.headerDoc $
           Just $
             Opts.nest 2 $
-              "Examples:"
-                Opts.<$$> ""
-                Opts.<$$> Opts.vcat
-                  [ Opts.fill 30 "niv update" Opts.<+> "# update all packages",
-                    Opts.fill 30 "niv update nixpkgs" Opts.<+> "# update nixpkgs",
-                    Opts.fill 30 "niv update my-package -v beta-0.2" Opts.<+> "# update my-package to version \"beta-0.2\""
-                  ]
+              Opts.vcat
+                [ "Examples:",
+                  "",
+                  Opts.fill 30 "niv update" Opts.<+> "# update all packages",
+                  Opts.fill 30 "niv update nixpkgs" Opts.<+> "# update nixpkgs",
+                  Opts.fill 30 "niv update my-package -v beta-0.2" Opts.<+> "# update my-package to version \"beta-0.2\""
+                ]
       ]
 
 specToFreeAttrs :: PackageSpec -> Attrs
@@ -510,10 +512,12 @@ parseCmdModify =
         Opts.progDesc "Modify dependency attributes without performing an update",
         Opts.headerDoc $
           Just $
-            "Examples:"
-              Opts.<$$> ""
-              Opts.<$$> "  niv modify nixpkgs -v beta-0.2"
-              Opts.<$$> "  niv modify nixpkgs -a branch=nixpkgs-unstable"
+            Opts.vcat
+              [ "Examples:",
+                "",
+                "  niv modify nixpkgs -v beta-0.2",
+                "  niv modify nixpkgs -a branch=nixpkgs-unstable"
+              ]
       ]
     optName =
       Opts.optional $
@@ -559,10 +563,12 @@ parseCmdDrop =
         Opts.progDesc "Drop dependency",
         Opts.headerDoc $
           Just $
-            "Examples:"
-              Opts.<$$> ""
-              Opts.<$$> "  niv drop jq"
-              Opts.<$$> "  niv drop my-package version"
+            Opts.vcat
+              [ "Examples:",
+                "",
+                "  niv drop jq",
+                "  niv drop my-package version"
+              ]
       ]
     parseDropAttributes :: Opts.Parser [T.Text]
     parseDropAttributes =
diff --git a/src/Niv/Git/Cmd.hs b/src/Niv/Git/Cmd.hs
index e623d1a..fc8b233 100644
--- a/src/Niv/Git/Cmd.hs
+++ b/src/Niv/Git/Cmd.hs
@@ -133,12 +133,14 @@ describeGit =
       Opts.progDesc "Add a git dependency. Experimental.",
       Opts.headerDoc $
         Just $
-          "Examples:"
-            Opts.<$$> ""
-            Opts.<$$> "  niv add git git@github.com:stedolan/jq"
-            Opts.<$$> "  niv add git ssh://git@github.com/stedolan/jq --rev deadb33f"
-            Opts.<$$> "  niv add git https://github.com/stedolan/jq.git"
-            Opts.<$$> "  niv add git --repo /my/custom/repo --name custom --branch development"
+          Opts.vcat
+            [ "Examples:",
+              "",
+              "  niv add git git@github.com:stedolan/jq",
+              "  niv add git ssh://git@github.com/stedolan/jq --rev deadb33f",
+              "  niv add git https://github.com/stedolan/jq.git",
+              "  niv add git --repo /my/custom/repo --name custom --branch development"
+            ]
     ]
 
 gitUpdate ::
diff --git a/src/Niv/GitHub/Cmd.hs b/src/Niv/GitHub/Cmd.hs
index d6aeda1..a9e32eb 100644
--- a/src/Niv/GitHub/Cmd.hs
+++ b/src/Niv/GitHub/Cmd.hs
@@ -127,11 +127,13 @@ describeGitHub =
       Opts.progDesc "Add a GitHub dependency",
       Opts.headerDoc $
         Just $
-          "Examples:"
-            Opts.<$$> ""
-            Opts.<$$> "  niv add stedolan/jq"
-            Opts.<$$> "  niv add NixOS/nixpkgs -n nixpkgs -b nixpkgs-unstable"
-            Opts.<$$> "  niv add my-package -v alpha-0.1 -t http://example.com/archive/<version>.zip"
+          Opts.vcat
+            [ "Examples:",
+              "",
+              "  niv add stedolan/jq",
+              "  niv add NixOS/nixpkgs -n nixpkgs -b nixpkgs-unstable",
+              "  niv add my-package -v alpha-0.1 -t http://example.com/archive/<version>.zip"
+            ]
     ]
 
 -- parse a github shortcut of the form "owner/repo"
diff --git a/src/Niv/Local/Cmd.hs b/src/Niv/Local/Cmd.hs
index ade3ebe..09f8c2c 100644
--- a/src/Niv/Local/Cmd.hs
+++ b/src/Niv/Local/Cmd.hs
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ describeLocal =
       Opts.progDesc "Add a local dependency. Experimental.",
       Opts.headerDoc $
         Just $
-          "Examples:"
-            Opts.<$$> ""
-            Opts.<$$> "  niv add local ./foo/bar"
+          Opts.vcat
+            [ "Examples:",
+              "",
+              "  niv add local ./foo/bar"
+            ]
     ]