diff --git a/.github/scripts/rename/README.md b/.github/scripts/rename/README.md
index f16ea3fccb..836f3606ba 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/rename/README.md
+++ b/.github/scripts/rename/README.md
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ run from the repository root.
    `xrpl` and `xrpld`, respectively. The name of the binary will remain as-is,
    and will only be renamed to `xrpld` by a later script.
 4. `.github/scripts/rename/binary.sh`: This script will rename the binary from
-   `rippled` to `xrpld`, and create a symlink named `rippled` that points to the
-   `xrpld` binary.
+   `rippled` to `xrpld`, and reverses the symlink so that `rippled` points to
+   the `xrpld` binary.
 
 You can run all these scripts from the repository root as follows:
 
diff --git a/.github/scripts/rename/binary.sh b/.github/scripts/rename/binary.sh
index 3152f4abc6..19d8505ba4 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/rename/binary.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/rename/binary.sh
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ if [[ "${OSTYPE}" == 'darwin'* ]]; then
   SED_COMMAND=gsed
 fi
 
-# This script changes the binary name from `rippled` to `xrpld`, and reverse the
-# symlink that currently points from `xrpld` to `rippled` so that it points from
-# `rippled` to `xrpld` instead.
+# This script changes the binary name from `rippled` to `xrpld`, and reverses
+# the symlink that currently points from `xrpld` to `rippled` so that it points
+# from `rippled` to `xrpld` instead.
 # Usage: .github/scripts/rename/binary.sh <repository directory>
 
 if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then