diff --git a/doc/01-basic-usage.md b/doc/01-basic-usage.md
index ac8086491..e6b1e6772 100644
--- a/doc/01-basic-usage.md
+++ b/doc/01-basic-usage.md
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ php composer.phar update
 > if the `composer.lock` has not been updated since changes were made to the
 > `composer.json` that might affect dependency resolution.
 
-If you only want to install or update one dependency, you can allow list them:
+If you only want to install or update one dependency, you can allow them:
 
 ```sh
 php composer.phar update monolog/monolog [...]