diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index de4abcc635..5404ca9ef8 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@
                 <para>Finally, if you want to track a set of local changes while starting from the same point
                 as a release tarball, you can create a local Git branch that 
                 reflects the exact copy of the files at the time of their release. 
-                You do this using Git tags that are part of the repository.</para>
+                You do this by using Git tags that are part of the repository.</para>
 
                 <para>For more information on concepts around Git repositories, branches, and tags,
                 see the