diff --git a/docs/README.rst b/docs/README.rst
index 0b7afa548..36dd5aea4 100644
--- a/docs/README.rst
+++ b/docs/README.rst
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ This command will fire up your default browser and open the main page of your
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-To cleanup all generated documentation files and start from scratch run::
+To clean up all generated documentation files and start from scratch run::
 
     make clean