diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration-options.md b/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
index 7f113a599c26c33e9bb803bbbca84527e0db46de..7134f01b92f1f3167757083eed02ffe6bf8b5b74 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ You could configure Renovate to automerge all but major this way:
 ```
 
 Also note that this option can be combined with other nested settings, such as dependency type.
-So for example you could elect to automerge all (passing) `devDependencies` only this way:
+So for example you could choose to automerge all (passing) `devDependencies` only this way:
 
 ```json
 {