diff --git a/crates/re_log_encoding/README.md b/crates/re_log_encoding/README.md
index 3f765f37456c..8b3e7ff4f875 100644
--- a/crates/re_log_encoding/README.md
+++ b/crates/re_log_encoding/README.md
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ Part of the [`rerun`](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun) family of crates.
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-Helper library for transporting Rerun log messages.
+Helper library for encoding Rerun log messages.