diff --git a/.changeset/wild-pens-hunt.md b/.changeset/wild-pens-hunt.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43fd30a33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wild-pens-hunt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-astro': patch
+---
+
+Small wording updates
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts
index 60562d981..7c69f5438 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import degit from 'degit';
 import { execa, execaCommand } from 'execa';
 import fs from 'fs';
-import { bgCyan, black, bold, cyan, dim, gray, green, red, yellow } from 'kleur/colors';
+import { bgCyan, black, bold, cyan, dim, gray, green, red, reset, yellow } from 'kleur/colors';
 import ora from 'ora';
 import path from 'path';
 import prompts from 'prompts';
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export async function main() {
 	const installResponse = await prompts({
 		type: 'confirm',
 		name: 'install',
-		message: `Would you like us to run "${pkgManager} install?"`,
+		message: `Would you like to install ${pkgManager} dependencies? ${reset(dim('(recommended)'))}`,
 		initial: true,
 	});
 
@@ -203,13 +203,13 @@ export async function main() {
 		installSpinner.text = green('Packages installed!');
 		installSpinner.succeed();
 	} else {
-		ora().info(dim(`No problem! You can install dependencies yourself after setup.`));
+		ora().info(dim(`No problem! Remember to install dependencies after setup.`));
 	}
 
 	const gitResponse = await prompts({
 		type: 'confirm',
 		name: 'git',
-		message: `Initialize a new git repository? ${dim('This can be useful to track changes.')}`,
+		message: `Would you like to initialize a new git repository? ${reset(dim('(optional)'))}`,
 		initial: true,
 	});
 
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/templates.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/templates.ts
index 2e35d4496..d379b5579 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/templates.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/templates.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 export const TEMPLATES = [
 	{
-		title: 'Just the basics',
+		title: 'Just the basics (recommended)',
 		value: 'basics',
 	},
 	{
 		title: 'Blog',
 		value: 'blog',
 	},
-	{
-		title: 'Documentation',
-		value: 'docs',
-	},
 	{
 		title: 'Portfolio',
 		value: 'portfolio',
 	},
 	{
-		title: 'Completely empty',
+		title: 'Documentation Site',
+		value: 'docs',
+	},
+	{
+		title: 'Empty project',
 		value: 'minimal',
 	},
 ];