diff --git a/docs/TRIAGE_AND_LABELS.md b/docs/TRIAGE_AND_LABELS.md
index dd3a1c5e04..41daeaa34e 100644
--- a/docs/TRIAGE_AND_LABELS.md
+++ b/docs/TRIAGE_AND_LABELS.md
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Every triaged PR must have a `pr_action` label assigned to it:
 * `PR action: review` - work is complete and comment is needed from the reviewers.
 * `PR action: cleanup` - more work is needed from the author.
 * `PR action: discuss` - discussion is needed, to be led by the author.
-* `PR action: merge` - the PR is ready to be merged by the caretaker.
+* `PR action: merge` - the PR author is ready for the changes to be merged by the caretaker.
 
 In addition, PRs can have the following states:
 
@@ -178,4 +178,4 @@ This label can be added to let the caretaker know that the PR needs special atte
 There should always be a comment added to the PR to explain why the caretaker's assistance is needed.
 The comment should be formatted like this: `merge-assistance: <explain what kind of assistance you need, and if not obvious why>`
 
-For example, the PR owner might not be a Googler and needs help to run g3sync; or one of the checks is failing due to external causes and the PR should still be merged.
\ No newline at end of file
+For example, the PR owner might not be a Googler and needs help to run g3sync; or one of the checks is failing due to external causes and the PR should still be merged.