diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 0151714c..2e0fd80a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Requests: HTTP for Humans
 Requests is the only *Non-GMO* HTTP library for Python, safe for human
 consumption.
 
-**Warning:** Recreational use of other HTTP libraries may result in dangerous side-effects,
+**Warning:** recreational use of other HTTP libraries may result in dangerous side-effects,
 including: security vulnerabilities, verbose code, reinventing the wheel,
 constantly reading documentation, depression, headaches, or even death.