diff --git a/doc/cabal-project.rst b/doc/cabal-project.rst
index 79cdf83216c116f5e298496f04f37fd6d9f6ea44..e66825957a0764de68b0958185e34bd4df74e040 100644
--- a/doc/cabal-project.rst
+++ b/doc/cabal-project.rst
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ This allows sharing of packages across different projects.
 
 .. cfg-field:: location: VCS location (usually URL)
 
-.. cfg-field:: type: VCS tag
+.. cfg-field:: tag: VCS tag
 
 .. cfg-field:: subdir: subdirectory list