diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-partial-application/README.md b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-partial-application/README.md
index 5a31663cf7..0e12170702 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-partial-application/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-partial-application/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # @babel/plugin-proposal-partial-application
 
->  Introduces a new ? token in an argument list which allows for partially applying an argument list to a call expression.
+> Introduces a new ? token in an argument list which allows for partially applying an argument list to a call expression
 
 See our website [@babel/plugin-proposal-partial-application](https://babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-plugin-proposal-partial-application.html) for more information.
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-syntax-partial-application/README.md b/packages/babel-plugin-syntax-partial-application/README.md
index d502846179..11603ae13f 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-syntax-partial-application/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-syntax-partial-application/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # @babel/plugin-syntax-partial-application
 
-> Allow parsing of optional properties
+> Allow parsing of partial application syntax
 
 See our website [@babel/plugin-syntax-partial-application](https://babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-plugin-syntax-partial-application.html) for more information.