diff --git a/src/uu/chcon/chcon.md b/src/uu/chcon/chcon.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4266be6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uu/chcon/chcon.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<!-- spell-checker:ignore (vars) RFILE -->
+# chcon
+
+```
+chcon [OPTION]... CONTEXT FILE...
+chcon [OPTION]... [-u USER] [-r ROLE] [-l RANGE] [-t TYPE] FILE...
+chcon [OPTION]... --reference=RFILE FILE...
+```
+
+Change the SELinux security context of each FILE to CONTEXT. 
+With --reference, change the security context of each FILE to that of RFILE.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/uu/chcon/src/chcon.rs b/src/uu/chcon/src/chcon.rs
index 3acd2ea43..2f316393a 100644
--- a/src/uu/chcon/src/chcon.rs
+++ b/src/uu/chcon/src/chcon.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 // spell-checker:ignore (vars) RFILE
-
 #![allow(clippy::upper_case_acronyms)]
 
 use clap::builder::ValueParser;
 use uucore::error::{UResult, USimpleError, UUsageError};
-use uucore::format_usage;
-use uucore::{display::Quotable, show_error, show_warning};
+use uucore::{display::Quotable, format_usage, help_about, help_usage, show_error, show_warning};
 
 use clap::{Arg, ArgAction, Command};
 use selinux::{OpaqueSecurityContext, SecurityContext};
@@ -21,13 +19,9 @@ mod fts;
 
 use errors::*;
 
-static VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
-static ABOUT: &str = "Change the SELinux security context of each FILE to CONTEXT. \n\
-                      With --reference, change the security context of each FILE to that of RFILE.";
-const USAGE: &str = "\
-    {} [OPTION]... CONTEXT FILE... \n    \
-    {} [OPTION]... [-u USER] [-r ROLE] [-l RANGE] [-t TYPE] FILE... \n    \
-    {} [OPTION]... --reference=RFILE FILE...";
+const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+const ABOUT: &str = help_about!("chcon.md");
+const USAGE: &str = help_usage!("chcon.md");
 
 pub mod options {
     pub static HELP: &str = "help";