diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.rst
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--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.rst
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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ and must be `unit tested <#unit-tests>`_.
Testing
=======
-With `tox `_ the whole test suite can be executed in
+With `tox `_ the whole test suite can be executed in
a separate *virtual environment* for each supported Python version available on
the system. ``tuf`` and its dependencies are installed automatically for each
tox run.