diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
index 6cca8bb51d..6ed610a031 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-rebase(1)
 
 NAME
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-git-rebase - Forward-port local commits to the updated upstream head
+git-rebase - Reapply commits on top of another base tip
 
 SYNOPSIS
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