diff --git a/.github/vale/styles/Aiven/capitalization_headings.yml b/.github/vale/styles/Aiven/capitalization_headings.yml
index f6cd5f8912..de9c444323 100644
--- a/.github/vale/styles/Aiven/capitalization_headings.yml
+++ b/.github/vale/styles/Aiven/capitalization_headings.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ exceptions:
   - Datadog
   - Debezium
   - Dev
+  - DHCP
   - Disaster Recovery
   - Docker
   - Dynamic Disk Sizing
diff --git a/docs/platform/howto/vpc-peering-upcloud.rst b/docs/platform/howto/vpc-peering-upcloud.rst
index f248d4f8e2..115d01112a 100644
--- a/docs/platform/howto/vpc-peering-upcloud.rst
+++ b/docs/platform/howto/vpc-peering-upcloud.rst
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ HTTP status       Error code               Description
 Renew a DHCP lease
 ------------------
 
-You only need to take this step if any of your VMs has been created before setting up the network peering. In that case, you need to refresh the DHCP lease for a relevant network interface to get new routes.
+You only need to take this step if any of your VMs has been created before setting up the network peering. In that case, you need to refresh the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) lease for a relevant network interface to get new routes.
 
 .. warning::