diff --git a/hspec.cabal b/hspec.cabal
--- a/hspec.cabal
+++ b/hspec.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:             hspec
-version:          1.11.0
+version:          1.11.1
 license:          MIT
 license-file:     LICENSE
 copyright:        (c) 2011-2014 Simon Hengel,
@@ -12,14 +12,19 @@
 stability:        experimental
 bug-reports:      https://github.com/hspec/hspec/issues
 homepage:         http://hspec.github.io/
-synopsis:         Behavior-Driven Development for Haskell
-description:      Behavior-Driven Development for Haskell
+synopsis:         A Testing Framework for Haskell
+description:      Hspec is a testing framework for Haskell. It is inspired by
+                  the Ruby library RSpec. Some of Hspec's distinctive features
+                  are:
                   .
-                  Hspec is roughly based on the Ruby library RSpec. However,
-                  Hspec is just a framework for running HUnit and QuickCheck
-                  tests. Compared to other options, it provides a much nicer
-                  syntax that makes tests very easy to read.
+                  * a friendly DSL for defining tests
                   .
+                  * integration with QuickCheck, SmallCheck, and HUnit
+                  .
+                  * parallel test execution
+                  .
+                  * automatic discovery of test files
+                  .
                   The Hspec Manual is at <http://hspec.github.io/>.
 
 extra-source-files:
@@ -117,19 +122,6 @@
     , hspec-meta >= 1.9.1
     , process
     , ghc-paths
-
-test-suite doctests
-  main-is:
-      doctests.hs
-  type:
-      exitcode-stdio-1.0
-  ghc-options:
-      -Wall -Werror -threaded
-  hs-source-dirs:
-      test
-  build-depends:
-      base    == 4.*
-    , doctest >= 0.9.4.1
 
 test-suite example
   type:
diff --git a/src/Test/Hspec.hs b/src/Test/Hspec.hs
--- a/src/Test/Hspec.hs
+++ b/src/Test/Hspec.hs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 -- |
 -- Stability: stable
 --
--- Hspec is a testing library for Haskell.
+-- Hspec is a testing framework for Haskell.
 --
 -- This is the library reference for Hspec.
 -- The <http://hspec.github.io/ User's Manual> contains more in-depth
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 , describe
 , context
 , it
+, specify
 , example
 , pending
 , pendingWith
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@
 -- >     absolute (-1) == 1
 it :: Example a => String -> a -> Spec
 it label action = fromSpecList [Core.it label action]
+
+-- | An alias for `it`.
+specify :: Example a => String -> a -> Spec
+specify = it
 
 -- | This is a type restricted version of `id`.  It can be used to get better
 -- error messages on type mismatches.
diff --git a/src/Test/Hspec/Util.hs b/src/Test/Hspec/Util.hs
--- a/src/Test/Hspec/Util.hs
+++ b/src/Test/Hspec/Util.hs
@@ -16,31 +16,18 @@
 
 import           Test.Hspec.Compat (showType)
 
-
--- | Create a more readable display of a quantity of something.
---
--- Examples:
---
--- >>> pluralize 0 "example"
--- "0 examples"
---
--- >>> pluralize 1 "example"
--- "1 example"
---
--- >>> pluralize 2 "example"
--- "2 examples"
 pluralize :: Int -> String -> String
 pluralize 1 s = "1 " ++ s
 pluralize n s = show n ++ " " ++ s ++ "s"
 
 -- | Convert an exception to a string.
 --
--- The type of the exception is included.  Here is an example:
+-- This is different from `show`.  The type of the exception is included, e.g.
+-- `E.ArithException` is turned into:
 --
--- >>> import Control.Applicative
--- >>> import Control.Exception
--- >>> either formatException show <$> (try . evaluate) (1 `div` 0)
+-- @
 -- "ArithException (divide by zero)"
+-- @
 formatException :: E.SomeException -> String
 formatException (E.SomeException e) = showType e ++ " (" ++ show e ++ ")"
 
diff --git a/test/Test/Hspec/UtilSpec.hs b/test/Test/Hspec/UtilSpec.hs
--- a/test/Test/Hspec/UtilSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Test/Hspec/UtilSpec.hs
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
     it "returns a plural word given the number 0" $ do
       pluralize 0 "thing" `shouldBe` "0 things"
 
+  describe "formatException" $ do
+    it "converts exception to string" $ do
+      formatException (E.toException E.DivideByZero) `shouldBe` "ArithException (divide by zero)"
+
   describe "lineBreaksAt" $ do
     it "inserts line breaks at word boundaries" $ do
       lineBreaksAt 20 "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod"
diff --git a/test/doctests.hs b/test/doctests.hs
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/test/doctests.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-module Main where
-
-import           Test.DocTest
-
-main :: IO ()
-main = doctest ["-isrc", "-optP-include", "-optPdist/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h", "src/Test/Hspec/Util.hs", "src/Test/Hspec/Formatters.hs"]