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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ You should run this command once a week to install the latest dependencies.
 
 ## Manual Build
 
-After installing [poetry] and the project's dependencies, the docs can be build with
+After installing [poetry] and the project's dependencies, the docs can be built with
 ```sh
 poetry run make html
 ```