diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e379ba4..598a3c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project
 adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 \[1.0\]
---------------
+-------
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 84e825e..41e8923 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 pyncei
 ======
 
-This module provides tools to request data from the [Climate Data Online
-webservices](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/webservices/v2#gettingStarted)
+This module provides tools to access data from NOAA’s [Climate Data
+Online Web Services v2
+API](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/webservices/v2#gettingStarted)
 provided by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental information
 (formerly the National Center for Climate Data).
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ return a GeoDataFrame when coordinates are provided by NCEI.
 Getting started
 ---------------
 
-To use the NCEI webservices, you’ll need a token. The token is a
+To use the NCEI web services, you’ll need a token. The token is a
 32-character string provided by NCEI; users can request one
 [here](https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/token). Pass the token to
 `NCEIBot` to get started:
diff --git a/docs/user-guide.md b/docs/user-guide.md
index 84f0b60..634f16c 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ GeoDataFrame when coordinates are provided by NCEI.
 Getting started
 ---------------
 
-To use the NCEI webservices, you’ll need a token. The token is a
+To use the NCEI web services, you’ll need a token. The token is a
 32-character string provided by NCEI; users can request one
 [here](https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/token). Pass the token to
 :py:class:`~pyncei.bot.NCEIBot` to get started:
diff --git a/pyncei/__init__.py b/pyncei/__init__.py
index 1cdd5a9..1bfe3b6 100644
--- a/pyncei/__init__.py
+++ b/pyncei/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Queries NCEI v2 webservices"""
+"""Access data from NOAA's Climate Data Online Web Services v2 API"""
 from .bot import NCEIBot, NCEIResponse
 
 __version__ = "1.0"
diff --git a/pyncei/bot.py b/pyncei/bot.py
index d806327..dbd5b11 100644
--- a/pyncei/bot.py
+++ b/pyncei/bot.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Python bindings for the NCEI Climate Data Online webservices"""
+"""Tools to access data from NOAA's Climate Data Online Web Services v2 API"""
 
 from copy import copy
 import csv
@@ -24,13 +24,16 @@
 
 
 class NCEIBot:
-    """Contains functions to request data from the NCEI webservices
+    """Contains functions to request data from the NCEI web services
 
     Attributes:
-        wait (float): Time in seconds between requests. NCEI
+        wait (float): time in seconds between requests. NCEI
             allows a maximum of five queries per second.
-        validate_params (bool): Whether to validate query parameters before
+        validate_params (bool): whether to validate query parameters before
             making a GET request. Defaults to False.
+        max_retries (int): number of times to retry requests that fail
+            because of temporary connectivity or server lapses. Retries
+            use an exponential backoff. Defaults to 12.
 
     The get functions described below use a common set of keyword arguments.
     The sortorder, limit, offset, and max arguments can be used in
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 24ea7e5..460ee58 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 long_description = (
     "pyncei provides tools to request data from the [Climate Data Online"
-    " v2 webservices](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/webservices/v2#gettingStarted)"
+    " Web Services v2 API](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/webservices/v2#gettingStarted)"
     " provided by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental information (formerly"
     " the National Center for Climate Data)."
     "\n\n"
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
     name="pyncei",
     maintainer="Adam Mansur",
     maintainer_email="mansura@si.edu",
-    description="Python bindings for NOAA's National Centers"
-    " for Environomental Information webservices",
+    description="Access data from NOAA's Climate Data Online Web Services v2 API",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     version="1.0",