diff --git a/docs/requirements/identity-lifecycle.md b/docs/requirements/identity-lifecycle.md
index b6864dfd..e69b4a70 100644
--- a/docs/requirements/identity-lifecycle.md
+++ b/docs/requirements/identity-lifecycle.md
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ Every MUST above needs a bounded observable. The matrix:
    unusable; hard-delete endpoint returns a fail-closed error while the
    deletion contract is unratified; the admin web UI renders no live delete
    action (absent, or disabled with the §7.3 text) and `mosaic auth users
-   delete` exits non-zero with the §7.3 message — both asserted by spec.
+delete` exits non-zero with the §7.3 message — both asserted by spec.
 7. **System of record and bootstrap edges (§1, §3.6, §4.3).** IdP removal:
    deleting a provider configuration leaves every user row intact and every
    other login method working (spec over the provider-config removal path).