diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index 826dcd73f6..c2ce439421 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
             <link linkend='git'>Git</link>.
             Git is a distributed system that is easy to backup
             (each checkout is a backup in itself), allows you to work
-            remotely, and then connect back to the infrastructure.
+            remotely, and then connects back to the infrastructure.
             <note>
                 For information about BitBake and SCMs, see the
                 BitBake manual located in the