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@@ -1678,9 +1678,21 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
          variable only in certain contexts (e.g. when building for kernel
          and kernel module recipes).
 
+   :term:`CVE_CHECK_CREATE_MANIFEST`
+      Specifies whether to create a CVE manifest to place in the deploy
+      directory. The default is "1".
+
    :term:`CVE_CHECK_IGNORE`
       This variable is deprecated and should be replaced by :term:`CVE_STATUS`.
 
+   :term:`CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON`
+      Specifies the path to the CVE manifest in JSON format. See
+      :term:`CVE_CHECK_CREATE_MANIFEST`.
+
+   :term:`CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON_SUFFIX`
+      Allows to modify the JSON manifest suffix. See
+      :term:`CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON`.
+
    :term:`CVE_CHECK_REPORT_PATCHED`
       Specifies whether or not the :ref:`ref-classes-cve-check`
       class should report patched or ignored CVEs. The default is "1", but you