diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ _More_: [SECURITY](SECURITY.md)
 
 ### What is WebAuthn?
 
-WebAuthn (Web Authentication) is a W3C standard for secure public-key authentication on the Web supported by all leading browsers and platforms.
+WebAuthn (Web Authentication) is a W3C standard for secure public-key authentication on the Web supported by all leading browsers and platforms. WebAuthn is the standard that underpins passkeys, the phishing-resistant replacement for passwords.
 
 #### Good Intros
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Or install it yourself as:
 
 ## Usage
 
-You can find a working example on how to use this gem in a pasword-less login in a __Rails__ app in [webauthn-rails-demo-app](https://github.com/cedarcode/webauthn-rails-demo-app). If you want to see an example on how to use this gem as a second factor authenticator in a __Rails__ application instead, you can check it in [webauthn-2fa-rails-demo](https://github.com/cedarcode/webauthn-2fa-rails-demo).
+You can find a working example on how to use this gem in a passwordless login (e.g. a passkey-based passwordless and usernameless login) in a __Rails__ app in [webauthn-rails-demo-app](https://github.com/cedarcode/webauthn-rails-demo-app). If you want to see an example on how to use this gem as a second factor authenticator in a __Rails__ application instead, you can check it in [webauthn-2fa-rails-demo](https://github.com/cedarcode/webauthn-2fa-rails-demo).
 
 If you are migrating an existing application from the legacy FIDO U2F JavaScript API to WebAuthn, also refer to
 [`docs/u2f_migration.md`](docs/u2f_migration.md).
diff --git a/webauthn.gemspec b/webauthn.gemspec
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--- a/webauthn.gemspec
+++ b/webauthn.gemspec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.summary       = "WebAuthn ruby server library"
   spec.description   = 'WebAuthn ruby server library ― Make your application a W3C Web Authentication conformant
-    Relying Party and allow your users to authenticate with U2F and FIDO2 authenticators.'
+    Relying Party and allow your users to authenticate with FIDO2/U2F authenticators as passkeys or security keys.'
   spec.homepage      = "https://github.com/cedarcode/webauthn-ruby"
   spec.license       = "MIT"