diff --git a/docs/content/manual/manual.yml b/docs/content/manual/manual.yml
index b823c41a..a8f4f318 100644
--- a/docs/content/manual/manual.yml
+++ b/docs/content/manual/manual.yml
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ sections:
 
       * `-e` / `--exit-status`:
 
-        Sets the exit status of jq to 0 if the last output values was
+        Sets the exit status of jq to 0 if the last output value was
         neither `false` nor `null`, 1 if the last output value was
         either `false` or `null`, or 4 if no valid result was ever
         produced.  Normally jq exits with 2 if there was any usage