diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 011ad72573..ce95fa9c6a 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -1485,8 +1485,9 @@
                 By default, the <filename>PACKAGES</filename> variable contains
                 <filename>${PN}-staticdev</filename>, which includes all static library files.
                 <note>
-                    Previously released versions of the Yocto Project defined the static library files
-                    through <filename>${PN}-dev</filename>.
+                    Some previously released versions of the Yocto Project 
+                    defined the static library files through 
+                    <filename>${PN}-dev</filename>.
                 </note>
                 Following, is part of the BitBake configuration file.
                 You can see where the static library files are defined: