diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 8f1ead01e..e5cc14ae0 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Contributions to RSMTool are very welcome. Please refer to the `documentation <h
 
 Citing
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-If you are using RSMTool in your work, you can cite it as follows:
+If you are using RSMTool in your work, please cite it as follows:
 
 MLA
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