diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 7e09e0c337..7ffab82d75 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@
                         Displays general help or help on a specified command.
                         </para></listitem>
                     <listitem><para><filename><emphasis>show-layers:</emphasis></filename>
-                        Show the current configured layers.
+                        Shows the current configured layers.
                         </para></listitem>
                     <listitem><para><filename><emphasis>show-recipes:</emphasis></filename>
                         Lists available recipes and the layers that provide them.