diff --git a/docs/writing/gotchas.rst b/docs/writing/gotchas.rst
index 4c901d0..4a28085 100644
--- a/docs/writing/gotchas.rst
+++ b/docs/writing/gotchas.rst
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ Git_ uses ``.gitignore`` while Mercurial_ uses ``.hgignore``.
 .. _Git: https://git-scm.com/
 .. _Mercurial: https://www.mercurial-scm.org/
 
-At the minimum your ignore files should looks like this.
+At the minimum your ignore files should look like this.
 
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