diff --git a/Doc/library/__future__.rst b/Doc/library/__future__.rst
index 8bd23daee73977..9c8a7b2d6620cc 100644
--- a/Doc/library/__future__.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/__future__.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-:mod:`__future__` --- Future statement definitions
-==================================================
+:mod:`__future__` --- Early access to future language features
+==============================================================
 
 .. module:: __future__
-   :synopsis: Future statement definitions
+   :synopsis: Early access to future language features
 
 **Source code:** :source:`Lib/__future__.py`