diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index c8b7b565ea..71c142e205 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -982,10 +982,10 @@
             not files.
             Git uses "branches" to organize different development efforts.
             For example, the <filename>poky</filename> repository has
-            <filename>denzil</filename>, <filename>danny</filename>,
-            <filename>dylan</filename>, <filename>dora</filename>,
-            <filename>daisy</filename>, and <filename>master</filename> branches
-            among others.
+            several branches that include the current
+            <filename>&DISTRO_NAME;</filename> branch, the
+            <filename>master</filename> branch, and many branches for past
+            Yocto Project releases.
             You can see all the branches by going to
             <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi/poky/'></ulink> and
             clicking on the