diff --git a/src/validations/constraints/fedramp-external-constraints.xml b/src/validations/constraints/fedramp-external-constraints.xml
index b88385625..407ea2cdb 100644
--- a/src/validations/constraints/fedramp-external-constraints.xml
+++ b/src/validations/constraints/fedramp-external-constraints.xml
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
             <expect id="party-has-name" target="." test="exists(name)" level="ERROR">
                 <formal-name>Party Has a Name</formal-name>
                 <prop namespace="https://docs.oasis-open.org/sarif/sarif/v2.1.0" name="help-url" value="https://automate.fedramp.gov/documentation/general-concepts/oscal-metadata/#working-with-party-assemblies"/>
-                <message>Every FedRAMP document must define a party with a name.</message>
+                <message>Every FedRAMP document MUST define a party with a name.</message>
             </expect>
         </constraints>
     </context>