diff --git a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
index a713428bc2..66e78bb1ac 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
@@ -1134,12 +1134,12 @@
 // writing it back to go.mod. The JSON output corresponds to these Go types:
 //
 // 	type Module struct {
-// 		Path string
-// 		Deprecated string
+// 		Path    string
+// 		Version string
 // 	}
 //
 // 	type GoMod struct {
-// 		Module  Module
+// 		Module  ModPath
 // 		Go      string
 // 		Require []Require
 // 		Exclude []Module
@@ -1147,6 +1147,11 @@
 // 		Retract []Retract
 // 	}
 //
+// 	type ModPath struct {
+// 		Path       string
+// 		Deprecated string
+// 	}
+//
 // 	type Require struct {
 // 		Path string
 // 		Version string
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/modcmd/edit.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/modcmd/edit.go
index e1ec088f55..79a93ca44b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/modcmd/edit.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/modcmd/edit.go
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ The -json flag prints the final go.mod file in JSON format instead of
 writing it back to go.mod. The JSON output corresponds to these Go types:
 
 	type Module struct {
-		Path string
-		Deprecated string
+		Path    string
+		Version string
 	}
 
 	type GoMod struct {
-		Module  Module
+		Module  ModPath
 		Go      string
 		Require []Require
 		Exclude []Module
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ writing it back to go.mod. The JSON output corresponds to these Go types:
 		Retract []Retract
 	}
 
+	type ModPath struct {
+		Path       string
+		Deprecated string
+	}
+
 	type Require struct {
 		Path string
 		Version string