diff --git a/lib/workers/package/docker.js b/lib/workers/package/docker.js
index fb1e070a85ec760f3082ebeb79d461f8ed3bb404..d8f71989e2603f84985f3c69a7f89cddb1dd6498 100644
--- a/lib/workers/package/docker.js
+++ b/lib/workers/package/docker.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ async function renovateDockerImage(config) {
   const upgrade = {};
   upgrade.newTag = config.currentTag;
   upgrade.newDigest = newDigest;
+  upgrade.newVersion = newDigest;
   upgrade.newFrom = config.depName;
   if (upgrade.newTag) {
     upgrade.newFrom += `:${upgrade.newTag}`;
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/onboarding.js b/lib/workers/repository/onboarding.js
index 1f6fe79b8805aa1861b6fb452554d25e4d377410..b1e4eb6096d41795d7781fea2ae6bdac65a8f57f 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/onboarding.js
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/onboarding.js
@@ -178,7 +178,11 @@ With your current configuration, renovate will initially create the following Pu
         } else {
           prDesc += upgrade.depName.replace(prTitleRe, '@​$1');
         }
-        prDesc += ` in \`${upgrade.depType}\` from \`${upgrade.currentVersion}\` to \`${upgrade.newVersion}\``;
+        prDesc += ` in \`${upgrade.depType}\` `;
+        if (!upgrade.isPin) {
+          prDesc += `from \`${upgrade.currentVersion}\` `;
+        }
+        prDesc += `to \`${upgrade.newVersion}\``;
         prDesc += '</li>';
       }
     });
diff --git a/test/workers/repository/__snapshots__/onboarding.spec.js.snap b/test/workers/repository/__snapshots__/onboarding.spec.js.snap
index 828928076aae8c39c6851bb45e3acb139ab3d0fd..7abacae5aefe63ea59f267f9d214d7dee5dcc080 100644
--- a/test/workers/repository/__snapshots__/onboarding.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/workers/repository/__snapshots__/onboarding.spec.js.snap
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ With your current configuration, renovate will initially create the following Pu
 
 | Pull Requests (2) |
 | ------ |
-| **Pin a**<ul><li>Branch name: \`branch-a\`</li><li>Pins [a](https://a) in \`undefined\` from \`^1.0.0\` to \`1.1.0\`</li></ul> |
+| **Pin a**<ul><li>Branch name: \`branch-a\`</li><li>Pins [a](https://a) in \`undefined\` to \`1.1.0\`</li></ul> |
 | **Upgrade b**<ul><li>Schedule: \\"on monday\\"</li><li>Branch name: \`branch-b\`</li><li>Upgrades b in \`undefined\` from \`1.0.0\` to \`2.0.0\`</li></ul> |
 
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ With your current configuration, renovate will initially create the following Pu
 
 | Pull Requests (2) |
 | ------ |
-| **Pin a**<ul><li>Branch name: \`branch-a\`</li><li>Pins [a](https://a) in \`undefined\` from \`^1.0.0\` to \`1.1.0\`</li></ul> |
+| **Pin a**<ul><li>Branch name: \`branch-a\`</li><li>Pins [a](https://a) in \`undefined\` to \`1.1.0\`</li></ul> |
 | **Upgrade b**<ul><li>Branch name: \`branch-b\`</li><li>Upgrades [b](https://b) in \`undefined\` from \`1.0.0\` to \`2.0.0\`</li></ul> |
 
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ With your current configuration, renovate will initially create the following Pu
 
 | Pull Requests (1) |
 | ------ |
-| **Pin a**<ul><li>Branch name: \`branch-a\`</li><li>Pins [a](https://a) in \`undefined\` from \`^1.0.0\` to \`1.1.0\`</li><li>Upgrades [b](https://b) in \`undefined\` from \`1.0.0\` to \`2.0.0\`</li></ul> |
+| **Pin a**<ul><li>Branch name: \`branch-a\`</li><li>Pins [a](https://a) in \`undefined\` to \`1.1.0\`</li><li>Upgrades [b](https://b) in \`undefined\` from \`1.0.0\` to \`2.0.0\`</li></ul> |
 
 
 Sometimes you may see multiple options for the same dependency (e.g. pinning in one branch and upgrading in another). This is expected and allows you the flexibility to choose which to merge first. Once you merge any PR, others will be updated or removed the next time Renovate runs.