diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2cd8f1976a167d890bbac960e230196f190874a7..d4ebadad56e5668b44af5a4dad1fe47750dc6e5a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # open-dis7-java Library
 
-This project provides a complete type-safe Java implementation of the IEEE DIS Protocol.
+This project provides a complete type-safe Java implementation of the IEEE Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) Protocol.
 
-Current support includes IEEE Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) Protocol version 7 (IEEE 1278.1-2012) 
+Current support includes IEEE DIS Protocol version 7 (IEEE 1278.1-2012) 
 and Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization SISO-REF-010 Enumerations specifications.
 The majority of source code is autogenerated by the
 [open-dis7-source-generator](https://github.com/open-dis/open-dis7-source-generator) project.