diff --git a/cli/flags.rs b/cli/flags.rs
index 1b0aab1cf1..208bfdca81 100644
--- a/cli/flags.rs
+++ b/cli/flags.rs
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static ENV_VARIABLES_HELP: &str = r#"ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES:
     NO_PROXY             Comma-separated list of hosts which do not use a proxy
                          (module downloads, fetch)"#;
 
-static DENO_HELP: &str = "A secure JavaScript and TypeScript runtime
+static DENO_HELP: &str = "A modern JavaScript and TypeScript runtime
 
 Docs: https://deno.land/manual
 Modules: https://deno.land/std/ https://deno.land/x/
diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index c66d426125..42e50eb7f8 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/denoland/deno"
-description = "A secure JavaScript/TypeScript runtime built with V8, Rust, and Tokio"
+description = "A modern JavaScript/TypeScript runtime built with V8, Rust, and Tokio"
 
 [lib]
 path = "lib.rs"