diff --git a/source/specifications/pyproject-toml.rst b/source/specifications/pyproject-toml.rst
index 314dcc7b4..c4daf4040 100644
--- a/source/specifications/pyproject-toml.rst
+++ b/source/specifications/pyproject-toml.rst
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ The ``[build-system]`` table is used to store build-related data.
 Initially, only one key of the table is valid and is mandatory
 for the table: ``requires``. This key must have a value of a list
 of strings representing dependencies required to execute the
-build system. The strings in this list follow the :ref:`version specifier
-specification <version-specifiers>`.
+build system. The strings in this list follow the :ref:`dependency specifier
+specification <dependency-specifiers>`.
 
 An example ``[build-system]`` table for a project built with
 ``setuptools`` is: