diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ resource-constrained systems: from simple embedded environmental sensors and
 LED wearables to sophisticated smart watches and IoT wireless gateways.
 
 The Zephyr kernel supports multiple architectures, including ARM Cortex-M,
-Intel x86, ARC, NIOS II, Tensilica Xtensa, and RISC V, and a large number of
+Intel x86, ARC, Nios II, Tensilica Xtensa, and RISC-V, and a large number of
 `supported boards`_.
 
 .. below included in doc/introduction/introduction.rst