diff --git a/docs/basics/101-102-populate.rst b/docs/basics/101-102-populate.rst
index e3ef746ce..73058765e 100644
--- a/docs/basics/101-102-populate.rst
+++ b/docs/basics/101-102-populate.rst
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ does not store the downloaded books in its history yet. Let's change this by
 
 This time, it is your turn to specify a helpful :term:`commit message`
 with the ``-m`` option (although the DataLad command is :command:`datalad save`, we talk
-about commit messages because :command:`datalad save` ultimatively uses the command
+about commit messages because :command:`datalad save` ultimately uses the command
 :command:`git commit` to do its work):
 
 .. runrecord:: _examples/DL-101-102-106