diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9470dd0e..3e859de2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <p align="center">
   <h1 align="center">Conform</h1>
-  <p align="center">Policy enforcment for your pipelines.</p>
+  <p align="center">Policy enforcement for your pipelines.</p>
   <p align="center">
     <a href="https://gitter.im/autonomy/conform"><img alt="Gitter" src="https://img.shields.io/gitter/room/autonomy/conform.svg?style=flat-square"></a>
     <a href="https://godoc.org/github.com/autonomy/conform"><img alt="GoDoc" src="http://img.shields.io/badge/godoc-reference-blue.svg?style=flat-square"></a>
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index b7fe026c..3bd17397 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var (
 // RootCmd represents the base command when called without any subcommands
 var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "conform",
-	Short: "DRY, hygienic, fast builds.",
+	Short: "Policy enforcement for your pipelines.",
 	Long:  ``,
 }