diff --git a/doc/community.texi b/doc/community.texi
index 92a08ce2b9..90d2b6f366 100644
--- a/doc/community.texi
+++ b/doc/community.texi
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ The General Assembly is sovereign and legitimate for all its decisions regarding
 
 The General Assembly is made up of active contributors.
 
-Contributors are considered "active contributors" if they have pushed more than 20 patches in the last 36 months in the main FFmpeg repository, or if they have been voted in by the GA.
+Contributors are considered "active contributors" if they have authored more than 20 patches in the last 36 months in the main FFmpeg repository, or if they have been voted in by the GA.
 
 The list of active contributors is updated twice each year, on 1st January and 1st July, 0:00 UTC.