diff --git a/docs/source/contributing/index.md b/docs/source/contributing/index.md
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@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ This section describes how to contribute to the `plone.restapi` project.
 It extends {doc}`plone:contributing/index`.
 
 
-## Pre-requisites
+## Prerequisites
 
-Prepare your system by installing {ref}`plone:plone-pre-requisites-label`.
+Prepare your system by installing {ref}`plone:plone-prerequisites-label`.
 
 
 ## Set up development environment
diff --git a/news/1822.documentation b/news/1822.documentation
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed spelling of prerequisites. @stevepiercy