diff --git a/doc/contributor-guide/source/doc-tag.rst b/doc/contributor-guide/source/doc-tag.rst
index 30a2492ac2..6e993f4fd6 100644
--- a/doc/contributor-guide/source/doc-tag.rst
+++ b/doc/contributor-guide/source/doc-tag.rst
@@ -72,5 +72,5 @@ The CPL works alongside the documentation release team to test installation
 instructions and complete the release testing matrix (for example, see the
 `Ocata release testing matrix
 <https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Documentation/OcataDocTesting>`_). It is
-recommended that the liason tests the instructions for at least one
+recommended that the liaison tests the instructions for at least one
 distribution.