diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/development/releases.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/development/releases.xml
index b8f867925cb..3cb16d33cd4 100755
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/development/releases.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/development/releases.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     </listitem>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      Remove software that we know we will not be able to support,
+      Remove attributes that we know we will not be able to support,
       especially if there is a stable alternative. E.g. Check that our
       Linux kernels'
       <link xlink:href="https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html">