diff --git a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
index 645fa9c7388a..c209d70da66f 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ The tags in common use are:
    which can be found in Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst.  Code without a
    proper signoff cannot be merged into the mainline.
 
- - Co-Developed-by: states that the patch was also created by another developer
+ - Co-developed-by: states that the patch was also created by another developer
    along with the original author.  This is useful at times when multiple
    people work on a single patch.  Note, this person also needs to have a
    Signed-off-by: line in the patch as well.