diff --git a/topics/dotenv/index.md b/topics/dotenv/index.md
index 047c266ea30..12b03fa5ffc 100644
--- a/topics/dotenv/index.md
+++ b/topics/dotenv/index.md
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ display_name: .env
 short_description: .env is a file, used to store configuration values as key-value pairs, similar to the ini file format.
 related: ini, configuration-file, environment-variables
 ---
-**.env** (**dotenv**) is a file, used to store configuration values as key-value pairs, similar to the ini file format. Since this file usually contains confidential information like credentials, its commonly prevented from being tracked by version control.
+**.env** (**dotenv**) is a file, used to store configuration values as key-value pairs, similar to the ini file format. Since this file usually contains confidential information like credentials, it's commonly prevented from being tracked by version control.