diff --git a/docs/sql-programming-guide.md b/docs/sql-programming-guide.md
index d0f43ab0a9cc9582449652539de98f55bbca7599..dcc828cc69fed55bb484a0383aa0e206e4354644 100644
--- a/docs/sql-programming-guide.md
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@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ The following options can be used to configure the version of Hive that is used
         <li>A classpath in the standard format for the JVM. This classpath must include all of Hive
         and its dependencies, including the correct version of Hadoop. These jars only need to be
         present on the driver, but if you are running in yarn cluster mode then you must ensure
-        they are packaged with you application.</li>
+        they are packaged with your application.</li>
       </ol>
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