diff --git a/Doc/library/__future__.rst b/Doc/library/__future__.rst
index 1ebff4409b1e95..6355bb6e192fad 100644
--- a/Doc/library/__future__.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/__future__.rst
@@ -82,36 +82,34 @@ language using this mechanism:
    where, normally, *OptionalRelease* is less than *MandatoryRelease*, and both are
    5-tuples of the same form as :data:`sys.version_info`::
 
-      (PY_MAJOR_VERSION, # the 2 in 2.1.0a3; an int
-       PY_MINOR_VERSION, # the 1; an int
-       PY_MICRO_VERSION, # the 0; an int
-       PY_RELEASE_LEVEL, # "alpha", "beta", "candidate" or "final"; string
-       PY_RELEASE_SERIAL # the 3; an int
+      (PY_MAJOR_VERSION,  # The 2 in 2.1.0a3; an int.
+       PY_MINOR_VERSION,  # The 1; an int.
+       PY_MICRO_VERSION,  # The 0; an int.
+       PY_RELEASE_LEVEL,  # One of "alpha", "beta", "candidate" or "final"; string.
+       PY_RELEASE_SERIAL  # The 3; an int.
       )
 
+The release information for features is captured through *OptionalRelease* and
+*MandatoryRelease*. The *OptionalRelease* records the first release in which the
+feature was accepted, *MandatoryRelease* records when the feature became part
+of the language. Once a feature is included in a *MandatoryRelease*, modules no
+longer need a future statement to use the feature, but they may continue to use
+such imports if needed.
+
 .. method:: _Feature.getOptionalRelease()
 
-   *OptionalRelease* records the first release in which the feature was accepted.
+   This method returns the release information for the OptionalRelease of a feature.
 
 .. method:: _Feature.getMandatoryRelease()
 
-   In the case of a *MandatoryRelease* that has not yet occurred,
-   *MandatoryRelease* predicts the release in which the feature will become part of
-   the language.
-
-   Else *MandatoryRelease* records when the feature became part of the language; in
-   releases at or after that, modules no longer need a future statement to use the
-   feature in question, but may continue to use such imports.
-
-   *MandatoryRelease* may also be ``None``, meaning that a planned feature got
-   dropped or that it is not yet decided.
+   This method returns the release information for the MandatoryRelease of a feature.
 
 .. attribute:: _Feature.compiler_flag
 
-   *CompilerFlag* is the (bitfield) flag that should be passed in the fourth
-   argument to the built-in function :func:`compile` to enable the feature in
-   dynamically compiled code.  This flag is stored in the :attr:`_Feature.compiler_flag`
-   attribute on :class:`_Feature` instances.
+   The *CompilerFlag* is a bitfield flag that should be passed in the fourth
+   argument to the built-in function :func:`compile` in order to enable the
+   feature in dynamically compiled code. This flag is stored in the
+   :attr:`_Feature.compiler_flag` attribute on :class:`_Feature` instances.
 
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    ``from __future__ import annotations`` was previously scheduled to