diff --git a/docs/installing-open-mpi/required-support-libraries.rst b/docs/installing-open-mpi/required-support-libraries.rst
index bfa751c3d04..983608a3fb9 100644
--- a/docs/installing-open-mpi/required-support-libraries.rst
+++ b/docs/installing-open-mpi/required-support-libraries.rst
@@ -74,24 +74,30 @@ system.
.. note:: The Open MPI community has heavily tested Libevent
|event_embedded_version|. Other versions should *work*,
- but |mdash| unlike Hwloc, Open PMIx, and PRRTE |mdash|
+ but |mdash| unlike Hwloc, OpenPMIx, and PRRTE |mdash|
there is not much reason to upgrade to use a later
version of Libevent.
-* `PMIx `_
+* `OpenPMIx `_
* This library is required; Open MPI will not build without it.
* **Minimum version required when building without PRRTE:**
|pmix_min_version|
- .. note:: While the minimum version of Open PMIx will *work*, it
+ .. note:: While the minimum version of OpenPMIx will *work*, it
may still have bugs and/or have less functionality as
compared to later versions.
The Open MPI community generally recomends using the
- latest available version of Open PMIx unless there is a
+ latest available version of OpenPMIx unless there is a
specific reason not to.
+ .. note:: While `OpenPMIx `_ is the
+ formal name of the software that implements the `PMIx
+ `_ standard, the term "PMIx" is used
+ extensively throughout this documentation to refer to
+ the OpenPMIx software package.
+
* **Minimum version required when building with PRRTE:** `See the
PRRTE project documentation `_.
* **Version embedded in Open MPI distribution:**