diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a41a7d3e..257cd21a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ KEDA allows for fine grained autoscaling (including to/from zero) for event driv
 
 KEDA can run on both the cloud and the edge, integrates natively with Kubernetes components such as the Horizontal Pod Autoscaler, and has no external dependencies.
 
-We are a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) sandbox project.
+We are a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) incubation project.
 ![CNCF Logo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kedacore/keda/main/images/logo-cncf.svg)
 
 ## Getting Started
diff --git a/http-add-on/README.md b/http-add-on/README.md
index 0121e15a..04a13be9 100644
--- a/http-add-on/README.md
+++ b/http-add-on/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Please see the [complete installation instructions](https://github.com/kedacore/
 Please see the [contributing documentation for all instructions](https://github.com/kedacore/http-add-on/tree/main/docs/contributing.md).
 
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-We are a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) sandbox project.
+We are a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) incubation project.
 <p align="center"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kedacore/keda/main/images/logo-cncf.svg" height="75px"></p>
 
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diff --git a/keda/README.md b/keda/README.md
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--- a/keda/README.md
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ KEDA can run on both the cloud and the edge, integrates natively with Kubernetes
 
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 <p align="center">
-We are a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) sandbox project.
+We are a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) incubation project.
 
 <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kedacore/keda/master/images/logo-cncf.svg" height="75px">
 </p>