diff --git a/doc/source/development/contributing.rst b/doc/source/development/contributing.rst
index 4e654f68dd317..d0bda0ba42bd7 100644
--- a/doc/source/development/contributing.rst
+++ b/doc/source/development/contributing.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-3.. _contributing:
+.. _contributing:
 
 {{ header }}