diff --git a/docs/the_nimbus_book/src/options.md b/docs/the_nimbus_book/src/options.md
index 8c834ea55..270151248 100644
--- a/docs/the_nimbus_book/src/options.md
+++ b/docs/the_nimbus_book/src/options.md
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ The following options are available:
      --weak-subjectivity-checkpoint  Weak subjectivity checkpoint in the format block_root:epoch_number.
      --sync-light-client       Accelerate execution layer sync using light client [=true].
      --finalized-checkpoint-state  SSZ file specifying a recent finalized state.
+     --genesis-state           SSZ file specifying the genesis state of the network (for networks without a
+                               built-in genesis state).
+     --genesis-state-url       URL for obtaining the genesis state of the network (for networks without a
+                               built-in genesis state).
      --finalized-deposit-tree-snapshot  SSZ file specifying a recent finalized EIP-4881 deposit tree snapshot.
      --node-name               A name for this node that will appear in the logs. If you set this to 'auto', a
                                persistent automatically generated ID will be selected for each --data-dir