diff --git a/puma.gemspec b/puma.gemspec
index 741ef55e..4967423d 100644
--- a/puma.gemspec
+++ b/puma.gemspec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Evan Phoenix"]
   s.date = `git log --pretty="%ai" -n 1`.split(" ").first
-  s.description = "Puma is a simple, fast, threaded, and highly concurrent HTTP 1.1 server for Ruby/Rack applications. Puma is intended for use in both development and production environments. In order to get the best throughput, it is highly recommended that you use a Ruby implementation with real threads like Rubinius or JRuby."
+  s.description = "Puma is a simple, fast, threaded, and highly concurrent HTTP 1.1 server for Ruby/Rack applications. Puma is intended for use in both development and production environments. It's great for highly concurrent Ruby implementations such as Rubinius and JRuby as well as as providing process worker support to support CRuby well."
   s.email = ["evan@phx.io"]
   s.executables = ["puma", "pumactl"]
   s.extensions = ["ext/puma_http11/extconf.rb"]