diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
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--- a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
             <listitem><para><emphasis>
                 <link linkend='usingpoky'>Using the Yocto Project</link>:</emphasis>
                 Provides an overview of the components that make up the Yocto Project
-                followed by information about debugng images created in the Yocto Project.
+                followed by information about debugging images created in the Yocto Project.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>
                 <link linkend='closer-look'>A Closer Look at the Yocto Project Development Environment</link>:</emphasis>