diff --git a/x11-wm/river/pkg-descr b/x11-wm/river/pkg-descr
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@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-river is a dynamic tiling wayland compositor that takes inspiration
-from dwm and bspwm.
+River is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor with flexible runtime
+configuration.
 
 Note: river is currently early in development. Expect breaking changes
 and missing features. If you run into a bug don't hesitate to open an
 issue upstream.
 
 WWW: https://github.com/ifreund/river