diff --git a/website/docs/configuration/providers.html.md b/website/docs/configuration/providers.html.md
index cf855b9c0c..8fd95db839 100644
--- a/website/docs/configuration/providers.html.md
+++ b/website/docs/configuration/providers.html.md
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ syntax to specify a _range_ of versions that are acceptable:
 
 * `>= 1.2.0`: version 1.2.0 or newer
 * `<= 1.2.0`: version 1.2.0 or older
-* `~> 1.2.0`: any non-beta version between 1.2.0 (inclusive) and 1.3.0 (exclusive), e.g. `1.2.X`
-* `~> 1.2`: any non-beta version between 1.2.0 (inclusive) and 2.0.0 (exclusive), e.g. `1.X.Y`
+* `~> 1.2.0`: any non-beta version `>= 1.2.0` and `< 1.3.0`, e.g. `1.2.X`
+* `~> 1.2`: any non-beta version `>= 1.2.0` and `< 2.0.0`, e.g. `1.X.Y`
 * `>= 1.0.0, <= 2.0.0`: any version between 1.0.0 and 2.0.0 inclusive
 
 When `terraform init` is re-run with providers already installed, it will
diff --git a/website/docs/modules/usage.html.markdown b/website/docs/modules/usage.html.markdown
index 8797f6afb8..d49cd776f0 100644
--- a/website/docs/modules/usage.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/modules/usage.html.markdown
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ syntax to specify a _range_ of versions that are acceptable:
 
 * `>= 1.2.0`: version 1.2.0 or newer
 * `<= 1.2.0`: version 1.2.0 or older
-* `~> 1.2.0`: any non-beta version between 1.2.0 (inclusive) and 1.3.0 (exclusive), e.g. `1.2.X`
-* `~> 1.2`: any non-beta version between 1.2.0 (inclusive) and 2.0.0 (exclusive), e.g. `1.X.Y`
+* `~> 1.2.0`: any non-beta version `>= 1.2.0` and `< 1.3.0`, e.g. `1.2.X`
+* `~> 1.2`: any non-beta version `>= 1.2.0` and `< 2.0.0`, e.g. `1.X.Y`
 * `>= 1.0.0, <= 2.0.0`: any version between 1.0.0 and 2.0.0 inclusive
 
 When depending on third-party modules, references to specific versions are