diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 49013e935..23bcf384c 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ to generate keys for all supported types.
 
 Replacing /etc/ssh with the correct path to the configuration directory.
 (${prefix}/etc or whatever you specified with --sysconfdir during
-configuration)
+configuration).
 
 If you have configured OpenSSH with EGD support, ensure that EGD is
 running and has collected some Entropy.
diff --git a/README b/README
index 5c83aa508..be79dafb6 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Aaron Campbell, Bob Beck, Markus Friedl, Niels Provos, Theo de Raadt,
 and Dug Song. It has a homepage at https://www.openssh.com/
 
 This port consists of the re-introduction of autoconf support, PAM
-support, EGD[1]/PRNGD[2] support and replacements for OpenBSD library
+support, EGD/PRNGD support and replacements for OpenBSD library
 functions that are (regrettably) absent from other unices. This port
 has been best tested on AIX, Cygwin, HP-UX, Linux, MacOS/X,
 FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, OpenServer, Solaris and UnixWare.
@@ -26,37 +26,27 @@ The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of
 commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for
 all logins, not just when using password authentication.
 
-OpenSSH depends on Zlib[3], OpenSSL[4], and optionally PAM[5] and
-libedit[6]
-
 There is now several mailing lists for this port of OpenSSH. Please
 refer to https://www.openssh.com/list.html for details on how to join.
 
 Please send bug reports and patches to the mailing list
 openssh-unix-dev@mindrot.org. The list is open to posting by unsubscribed
 users.  Code contribution are welcomed, but please follow the OpenBSD
-style guidelines[7].
+style guidelines[1].
 
-Please refer to the INSTALL document for information on how to install
-OpenSSH on your system.
+Please refer to the INSTALL document for information on dependencies and
+how to install OpenSSH on your system.
 
 Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>
 
 Miscellania -
 
-This version of OpenSSH is based upon code retrieved from the OpenBSD
-CVS repository which in turn was based on the last free sample
-implementation released by Tatu Ylonen.
+This version of OpenSSH is based upon code retrieved from the OpenBSD CVS
+repository which in turn was based on the last free sample implementation
+released by Tatu Ylonen.
 
 References -
 
 [0] https://www.openssh.com/
-[1] http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/
-[2] http://prngd.sourceforge.net/
-[3] https://www.zlib.net/
-[4] https://www.openssl.org/
-[5] https://www.openpam.org
-    https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/
-    (PAM also is standard on Solaris and HP-UX 11)
-[6] https://thrysoee.dk/editline/ (portable version)
-[7] https://man.openbsd.org/style.9
+[1] https://man.openbsd.org/style.9
+
diff --git a/README.dns b/README.dns
index 97879183e..29ecaee8d 100644
--- a/README.dns
+++ b/README.dns
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 How to verify host keys using OpenSSH and DNS
 ---------------------------------------------
 
-OpenSSH contains support for verifying host keys using DNS as described in
-draft-ietf-secsh-dns-05.txt. The document contains very brief instructions
-on how to use this feature. Configuring DNS is out of the scope of this
-document.
+OpenSSH contains support for verifying host keys using DNS as described
+in https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4255. The document contains very brief
+instructions on how to use this feature. Configuring DNS is out of the
+scope of this document.
 
 
 (1) Server: Generate and publish the DNS RR