diff --git a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md
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@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ deploy:
 It's possible to overwrite globally defined `before_script` and `after_script`:
 
 ```yaml
-before_script
+before_script:
 - global before script
 
 job: