diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index c66a9c4534..7ebc1cb50d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ The best place to get started is the
 `"SAIO - Swift All In One" <https://docs.openstack.org/swift/latest/development_saio.html>`__.
 This document will walk you through setting up a development cluster of
 Swift in a VM. The SAIO environment is ideal for running small-scale
-tests against swift and trying out new features and bug fixes.
+tests against Swift and trying out new features and bug fixes.
 
 Tests
 ~~~~~
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ There is an `ops runbook <https://docs.openstack.org/swift/latest/ops_runbook/in
 that gives information about how to diagnose and troubleshoot common issues
 when running a Swift cluster.
 
-You can run functional tests against a swift cluster with
+You can run functional tests against a Swift cluster with
 ``.functests``. These functional tests require ``/etc/swift/test.conf``
 to run. A sample config file can be found in this source tree in
 ``test/sample.conf``.