diff -u b/core/modules/update/src/ProjectCoreCompatibility.php b/core/modules/update/src/ProjectCoreCompatibility.php
--- b/core/modules/update/src/ProjectCoreCompatibility.php
+++ b/core/modules/update/src/ProjectCoreCompatibility.php
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
           $range_messages[] = $core_compatibility_range[0];
         }
       }
-      $this->compatibilityMessages[$core_compatibility_constraint] = $this->t('This release is compatible with Drupal core:') . ' ' . implode(', ', $range_messages);
+      $this->compatibilityMessages[$core_compatibility_constraint] = $this->t('Requires Drupal core:') . ' ' . implode(', ', $range_messages);
     }
     return $this->compatibilityMessages[$core_compatibility_constraint];
   }