diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-12.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-12.sgml
index 90aa013b75f..e6da78720e0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release-12.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-12.sgml
@@ -2611,7 +2611,7 @@ Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
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       <para>
-       Add vacuumdb to disable waiting for locks or skipping all-visible
+       Allow vacuumdb to disable waiting for locks or skipping all-visible
        pages (Nathan Bossart)
       </para>