diff --git a/docs/contribute.md b/docs/contribute.md
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--- a/docs/contribute.md
+++ b/docs/contribute.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Sample developer flow:
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/actions/runner
 cd ./src
-./dev.(sh/cmd) layout # the runner that build from source is in {root}/_layout
+./dev.(sh/cmd) layout # the runner that built from source is in {root}/_layout
 <make code changes>
 ./dev.(sh/cmd) build # {root}/_layout will get updated
 ./dev.(sh/cmd) test # run all unit tests before git commit/push