diff --git a/doc/04-schema.md b/doc/04-schema.md
index 71c4fd692..f95230695 100644
--- a/doc/04-schema.md
+++ b/doc/04-schema.md
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ Example:
     }
 
 `require` and `require-dev` additionally support explicit references (i.e.
-commit) for dev versions to make sure they are blocked to a given state, even
+commit) for dev versions to make sure they are locked to a given state, even
 when you run update. These only work if you explicitly require a dev version
 and append the reference with `#<ref>`. Note that while this is convenient at
 times, it should not really be how you use packages in the long term. You