diff --git a/websocketpp.changes b/websocketpp.changes
index c669d26..005b54d 100644
--- a/websocketpp.changes
+++ b/websocketpp.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 27 06:37:06 UTC 2018 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Trim redundancies from description and fix spellos.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jul 13 12:20:26 UTC 2018 - astieger@suse.com
 
diff --git a/websocketpp.spec b/websocketpp.spec
index 8923fb9..3a704ad 100644
--- a/websocketpp.spec
+++ b/websocketpp.spec
@@ -36,19 +36,19 @@ BuildRequires:  boost-devel
 %endif
 
 %description
-WebSocket++ is an open source (BSD license) header only C++ library
-that impliments RFC6455 The WebSocket Protocol. It allows integrating
+WebSocket++ is a header-only C++ library
+that implements RFC6455, the WebSocket protocol. It allows integrating
 WebSocket client and server functionality into C++ programs. It uses
 interchangeable network transport modules including one based on C++
 iostreams and one based on Boost Asio.
 
 %package devel
-Summary:        C++ WebSocket Protocol Library
+Summary:        Development files for websocketpp, a C++ WebSocket Protocol Library
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 
 %description devel
-WebSocket++ is an open source (BSD license) header only C++ library
-that impliments RFC6455 The WebSocket Protocol. It allows integrating
+WebSocket++ is a header-only C++ library
+that implements RFC6455, the WebSocket protocol. It allows integrating
 WebSocket client and server functionality into C++ programs. It uses
 interchangeable network transport modules including one based on C++
 iostreams and one based on Boost Asio.