diff --git a/doc/release/release.howto.txt b/doc/release/release.howto.txt
index b353d6eb5..8d00de038 100644
--- a/doc/release/release.howto.txt
+++ b/doc/release/release.howto.txt
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ Release (a.k.a. "promote") the artefacts on the Nexus server, as shown here:
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 Publish the web site. From your local working copy of the tag, run the command:
 
-  $ mvn site:deploy
+  $ mvn site-deploy
 
 
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