diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml
index da14fbba2a..e76c2c74af 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         and keep changes in revision control.
         See the 
         "<link linkend='repositories-tags-and-branches'>Repositories, Tags, and Branches</link>" section
-        for more discussion around these differneces.</para></note>
+        for more discussion around these differences.</para></note>
     </para>
 
     <para>