diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index 486bd3d88..fda9b9f31 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -741,14 +741,14 @@ issues.dependency.remove = Remove
 issues.dependency.issue_number = Issuenumber
 issues.dependency.added_dependency = `<a href="%[1]s">%[2]s</a> added a new dependency %[3]s`
 issues.dependency.removed_dependency = `<a href="%[1]s">%[2]s</a> removed a dependency %[3]s`
-issues.dependency.issue_closing_blockedby = Closing this pull request is blocked by the following issues.
-issues.dependency.pr_closing_blockedby = Closing this issue is blocked by the following issues.
-issues.dependency.issue_close_blocks = This issue blocks closing of the following issues.
-issues.dependency.pr_close_blocks = This pull request blocks closing of the following issues.
+issues.dependency.issue_closing_blockedby = Closing this pull request is blocked by the following issues
+issues.dependency.pr_closing_blockedby = Closing this issue is blocked by the following issues
+issues.dependency.issue_close_blocks = This issue blocks closing of the following issues
+issues.dependency.pr_close_blocks = This pull request blocks closing of the following issues
 issues.dependency.issue_close_blocked = You need to close all issues blocking this issue before you can close it!
 issues.dependency.pr_close_blocked = You need to close all issues blocking this pull request before you can merge it!
 issues.dependency.blocks_short = Blocks
-issues.dependency.blocked_by_short = Blocked by
+issues.dependency.blocked_by_short = Depends on
 issues.dependency.remove_header = Remove Dependency
 issues.dependency.issue_remove_text = This will remove the dependency to this issue. Are you sure? You cannot undo this!
 issues.dependency.pr_remove_text = This will remove the dependency to this pull request. Are you sure? You cannot undo this!