diff --git a/.changeset/kind-beers-doubt.md b/.changeset/kind-beers-doubt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc24815746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/kind-beers-doubt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/plugin-commands-installation": patch
+---
+
+add help for `--force` option of `install` command (re: #3878)
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-installation/src/install.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-installation/src/install.ts
index 2ca748b8df..81d82cb860 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-installation/src/install.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-installation/src/install.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ by any dependencies, so it is an emulation of a flat node_modules',
             description: 'Clone (aka copy-on-write) packages from the store',
             name: '--package-import-method clone',
           },
+          {
+            description: 'Force reinstall dependencies: refetch packages modified in store, recreate a lockfile and/or modules directory created by a non-compatible version of pnpm',
+            name: '--force',
+          },
           ...UNIVERSAL_OPTIONS,
         ],
       },