diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index ac515939d..10572e7af 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -9667,10 +9667,10 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       is an empty string.
 
    :term:`SPDX_PACKAGE_URLS`
-      A space separated list of Package URLs ("PURLs") for the software package.
+      A space-separated list of Package URLs ("PURLs") for the software package.
       The first item in this list will be listed as the ``packageUrl`` property
       of the packages, and all PURLs (including the first one) will be listed as
-      external references. The default value is an auto generated ``pkg:yocto``
+      external references. The default value is an auto-generated ``pkg:yocto``
       PURL based on the recipe name, version, and layer name. Override this
       variable to replace the default, otherwise append or prepend to add
       additional PURLs.