diff --git a/docs/content/manual/dev/manual.yml b/docs/content/manual/dev/manual.yml
index 03043abc..257236c1 100644
--- a/docs/content/manual/dev/manual.yml
+++ b/docs/content/manual/dev/manual.yml
@@ -3333,7 +3333,7 @@ sections:
 
           Outputs one new input.
 
-          Note that when using `input` it is generally be necessary to
+          Note that when using `input` it is generally necessary to
           invoke jq with the `-n` command-line option, otherwise
           the first entity will be lost.
 
diff --git a/docs/content/manual/v1.7/manual.yml b/docs/content/manual/v1.7/manual.yml
index 11059fd6..eefc5c73 100644
--- a/docs/content/manual/v1.7/manual.yml
+++ b/docs/content/manual/v1.7/manual.yml
@@ -3239,7 +3239,7 @@ sections:
 
           Outputs one new input.
 
-          Note that when using `input` it is generally be necessary to
+          Note that when using `input` it is generally necessary to
           invoke jq with the `-n` command-line option, otherwise
           the first entity will be lost.
 
diff --git a/docs/content/manual/v1.8/manual.yml b/docs/content/manual/v1.8/manual.yml
index b8670f3e..698c7a77 100644
--- a/docs/content/manual/v1.8/manual.yml
+++ b/docs/content/manual/v1.8/manual.yml
@@ -3333,7 +3333,7 @@ sections:
 
           Outputs one new input.
 
-          Note that when using `input` it is generally be necessary to
+          Note that when using `input` it is generally necessary to
           invoke jq with the `-n` command-line option, otherwise
           the first entity will be lost.
 
diff --git a/jq.1.prebuilt b/jq.1.prebuilt
index 6ec5c811..6b5931a8 100644
--- a/jq.1.prebuilt
+++ b/jq.1.prebuilt
@@ -3729,7 +3729,7 @@ Most jq builtins are referentially transparent, and yield constant and repeatabl
 Outputs one new input\.
 .
 .P
-Note that when using \fBinput\fR it is generally be necessary to invoke jq with the \fB\-n\fR command\-line option, otherwise the first entity will be lost\.
+Note that when using \fBinput\fR it is generally necessary to invoke jq with the \fB\-n\fR command\-line option, otherwise the first entity will be lost\.
 .
 .IP "" 4
 .