diff --git a/cumulus/client/pov-recovery/Cargo.toml b/cumulus/client/pov-recovery/Cargo.toml
index a95b24bc2933..3127dd26fcaa 100644
--- a/cumulus/client/pov-recovery/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cumulus/client/pov-recovery/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "cumulus-client-pov-recovery"
 version = "0.7.0"
 authors.workspace = true
-description = "Cumulus-specific networking protocol"
+description = "Parachain PoV recovery"
 edition.workspace = true
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0"
 
diff --git a/cumulus/pallets/aura-ext/src/lib.rs b/cumulus/pallets/aura-ext/src/lib.rs
index 4c9e61458a87..dc854eb82018 100644
--- a/cumulus/pallets/aura-ext/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cumulus/pallets/aura-ext/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 //! Cumulus extension pallet for AuRa
 //!
-//! This pallets extends the Substrate AuRa pallet to make it compatible with parachains. It
+//! This pallet extends the Substrate AuRa pallet to make it compatible with parachains. It
 //! provides the [`Pallet`], the [`Config`] and the [`GenesisConfig`].
 //!
 //! It is also required that the parachain runtime uses the provided [`BlockExecutor`] to properly
diff --git a/cumulus/parachains/runtimes/bridge-hubs/bridge-hub-rococo/Cargo.toml b/cumulus/parachains/runtimes/bridge-hubs/bridge-hub-rococo/Cargo.toml
index f3e03aa74300..f85861bdaa54 100644
--- a/cumulus/parachains/runtimes/bridge-hubs/bridge-hub-rococo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cumulus/parachains/runtimes/bridge-hubs/bridge-hub-rococo/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "bridge-hub-rococo-runtime"
 version = "0.5.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
-description = "Rococo's BridgeHub  parachain runtime"
+description = "Rococo's BridgeHub parachain runtime"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [lints]
diff --git a/prdoc/pr_5262.prdoc b/prdoc/pr_5262.prdoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..828f0ffeb1bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prdoc/pr_5262.prdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Schema: Polkadot SDK PRDoc Schema (prdoc) v1.0.0
+# See doc at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/master/prdoc/schema_user.json
+
+title: Correct some typos in crates' descriptions
+
+doc:
+  - audience: Runtime Dev
+    description: |
+      Corrected typos and copy-paste errors in crates' descriptions.
+
+crates:
+  - name: cumulus-client-pov-recovery
+    bump: patch
+  - name: cumulus-pallet-aura-ext
+    bump: patch
+  - name: bridge-hub-rococo-runtime
+    bump: patch
+  - name: frame-try-runtime
+    bump: patch
+  - name: pallet-whitelist
+    bump: patch
+  - name: polkadot-sdk
+    bump: patch
+  - name: polkadot-runtime-parachains
+    bump: none
diff --git a/substrate/frame/try-runtime/Cargo.toml b/substrate/frame/try-runtime/Cargo.toml
index 2bd791f52385..7f7d1f2b50e0 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/try-runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/frame/try-runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
-description = "FRAME pallet for democracy"
+description = "Supporting types for try-runtime, testing and dry-running commands."
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/substrate/frame/whitelist/Cargo.toml b/substrate/frame/whitelist/Cargo.toml
index e910fc323714..a347174ed2eb 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/whitelist/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/frame/whitelist/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
-description = "FRAME pallet for whitelisting call, and dispatch from specific origin"
+description = "FRAME pallet for whitelisting calls, and dispatching from a specific origin"
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/umbrella/src/lib.rs b/umbrella/src/lib.rs
index 07f1cbad1262..7bdfcd0b03ae 100644
--- a/umbrella/src/lib.rs
+++ b/umbrella/src/lib.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ pub use cumulus_client_network;
 #[cfg(feature = "cumulus-client-parachain-inherent")]
 pub use cumulus_client_parachain_inherent;
 
-/// Cumulus-specific networking protocol.
+/// Parachain PoV recovery.
 #[cfg(feature = "cumulus-client-pov-recovery")]
 pub use cumulus_client_pov_recovery;
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ pub use frame_system_benchmarking;
 #[cfg(feature = "frame-system-rpc-runtime-api")]
 pub use frame_system_rpc_runtime_api;
 
-/// FRAME pallet for democracy.
+/// Supporting types for try-runtime, testing and dry-running commands.
 #[cfg(feature = "frame-try-runtime")]
 pub use frame_try_runtime;
 
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ pub use pallet_utility;
 #[cfg(feature = "pallet-vesting")]
 pub use pallet_vesting;
 
-/// FRAME pallet for whitelisting call, and dispatch from specific origin.
+/// FRAME pallet for whitelisting calls, and dispatching from a specific origin.
 #[cfg(feature = "pallet-whitelist")]
 pub use pallet_whitelist;