diff --git a/docs/start.rst b/docs/start.rst
index 20bee4e..f04a9d1 100644
--- a/docs/start.rst
+++ b/docs/start.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ functionality and don't require additional installations.
 Metadata in action
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-SDMX metadata are very useful for documentating statistical processes. For
+SDMX metadata are very useful for documenting statistical processes. For
 example, we can define the structure we expect for a data collection process
 and share it with the organizations providing data so that they know what to
 send.
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@ extra:
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-    pip install pysdmx[fmr]
\ No newline at end of file
+    pip install pysdmx[fmr]