diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/project.json
index 5364d0e805..beba589e2d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/project.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "xmlDoc": true,
     "allowUnsafe": true
   },
-  "description": "ASP.NET 5 web socket middleware for use on top of opaque servers.",
+  "description": "ASP.NET Core web socket middleware for use on top of opaque servers.",
   "packOptions": {
     "repository": {
       "type": "git",
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}