diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 9745c1308b..25f0fab1ac 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@
                                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Releases'>Yocto Project</ulink>
                                 releases for which the current version is
                                 compatible.
-                                This variable is a good way to indicate how
-                                up-to-date your particular layer is.
+                                This variable is a good way to indicate if
+                                your particular layer is current.
                                 </para></listitem>
                         </itemizedlist>
                         </para></listitem>