diff --git a/material/overrides/main.html b/material/overrides/main.html
index d35a15633..53ca8f623 100644
--- a/material/overrides/main.html
+++ b/material/overrides/main.html
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
 {% block announce %}
   <style>.md-announce a,.md-announce a:focus,.md-announce a:hover{color:currentColor}.md-announce strong{white-space:nowrap}.md-announce .twitter{margin-left:.2em;color:#00acee}</style>
   <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/squidfunk">
-    Now accepting sponsorships via <strong>GitHub
+    If you like this project and use it a lot, consider sponsoring it via <strong>GitHub
     <span class="twemoji">
       <svg viewBox="0 2 12 16">
         <path fill="#ea4aaa" d="M8.727 3C7.091 3 6.001 4.65 6.001 4.65S4.909 3 3.273 3C1.636 3 0 4.1 0 6.3 0 9.6 6 14 6 14s6-4.4 6-7.7C12 4.1 10.364 3 8.727 3z"></path>
       </svg>
     </span>
-    Sponsors</strong>!
+    Sponsors</strong>
   </a>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/src/overrides/main.html b/src/overrides/main.html
index e890bc24d..6808dc050 100644
--- a/src/overrides/main.html
+++ b/src/overrides/main.html
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@
     }
   </style>
   <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/squidfunk">
-    Now accepting sponsorships via <strong>GitHub
+    If you like this project and use it a lot, consider sponsoring it via <strong>GitHub
     <span class="twemoji">
       <svg viewBox="0 2 12 16">
         <path fill="#ea4aaa" d="M8.727 3C7.091 3 6.001 4.65 6.001 4.65S4.909 3 3.273 3C1.636 3 0 4.1 0 6.3 0 9.6 6 14 6 14s6-4.4 6-7.7C12 4.1 10.364 3 8.727 3z"></path>
       </svg>
     </span>
-    Sponsors</strong>!
+    Sponsors</strong>
   </a>
 {% endblock %}