diff --git a/peps/pep-0833.rst b/peps/pep-0833.rst
index e5fd62bfabd..20b65c328c5 100644
--- a/peps/pep-0833.rst
+++ b/peps/pep-0833.rst
@@ -110,9 +110,10 @@ Specification
 =============
 
 The HTML representation of the simple repository API is frozen
-for the purposes of Python packaging standards processes. Future
-Python packaging PEPs **SHOULD NOT** modify the HTML representation of the
-simple repository API, and **MUST** instead modify the JSON representation.
+for the purposes of Python packaging standards processes.
+Future Python packaging PEPs **MUST** target the JSON representation as the
+primary form of the simple repository API. They **SHOULD NOT** make changes to
+the HTML representation.
 
 This PEP does not alter the status of the HTML representation on PyPI
 and does not prescribe any behavioral changes for installers.
@@ -199,7 +200,9 @@ representations, this PEP proposes the following if accepted:
 - The authors of this PEP will make appropriate changes to the
   :ref:`living standard <packaging:simple-repository-api>` for the simple
   repository API, including admonitions and callouts where appropriate
-  to indicate that the HTML representation will not receive future updates.
+  to indicate that the HTML representation will not receive future updates
+  and that consumers who wish to benefit from future updates should
+  prefer the JSON representation instead.
 
 Rejected Ideas
 ==============