diff --git a/pep-0386.txt b/pep-0386.txt
index d17f572b0..ce50902a5 100644
--- a/pep-0386.txt
+++ b/pep-0386.txt
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ http://bitbucket.org/tarek/distutilsversion/src/
 
 The pseudo-format supported is::
 
-    N.N[.N]+[abc]N[.N]+[.(dev|post)N+|(devNpostN)]
+    N.N[.N]+[abc]N[.N]+[.(dev|post)N+|(devN+postN+)]
 
 Some examples probably make it clearer::