diff --git a/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-build.yml
index 40fe9c11011..08a5f2fc343 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-build.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Run CodeQL for CodeQL
+name: Run QL for QL
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-dataset_measure.yml b/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-dataset_measure.yml
index 28467662ea3..2d6cc1ba87c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-dataset_measure.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-dataset_measure.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Collect database stats for CodeQL for CodeQL
+name: Collect database stats for QL for QL
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-tests.yml
index c9344771d15..59aae12021a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-tests.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Run CodeQL for CodeQL Tests
+name: Run QL for QL Tests
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/ql/README.md b/ql/README.md
index 7740531bdf2..4bb5e30ba84 100644
--- a/ql/README.md
+++ b/ql/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-# CodeQL for CodeQL
+# QL for QL
 
-CodeQL for CodeQL analyses QL code to find some common bug patterns.   
+QL for QL is a CodeQL analysis designed to find common bug patterns in QL code.  
 This analysis is mostly used as a PR check in [`github/codeql`](https://github.com/github/codeql).   
-CodeQL for CodeQL is experimental technology and not a supported product
+QL for QL is experimental technology and not a supported product. 
 
-Some setup is required to use CodeQL for CodeQL (see the below sections). 
+This directory contains the extractor, CodeQL libraries, and queries that power QL for QL.
+
+Some setup is required to use QL for QL (see the below sections). 
 
 ## Building the tools from source