diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 92686c35c..0fe5f1106 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 **Special notes for your reviewer**:
 
 **If applicable**:
-- [ ] this PR contains user facing changes (`docs needed` label should be applied if so)
+- [ ] this PR contains user facing changes (the `docs needed` label should be applied if so)
 - [ ] this PR contains unit tests
 - [ ] this PR has been tested for backwards compatibility
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 84875f56d..8a27765ee 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ The following tables define all label types used for Helm. It is split up by cat
 | `needs rebase` | Indicates a PR needs to be rebased before it can be merged |
 | `needs pick` | Indicates a PR needs to be cherry-picked into a feature branch (generally bugfix branches). Once it has been, the `picked` label should be applied and this one removed |
 | `picked` | This PR has been cherry-picked into a feature branch |
-| `docs needed` | Tracks PRs that introduces a feature/change for which documentation update would be desirable (non-blocking). Once a suitable docs PR is created this label should be removed |
+| `docs needed` | Tracks PRs that introduces a feature/change for which documentation update would be desirable (non-blocking). Once a suitable documentation PR has been created, then this label should be removed |
 
 #### Size labels