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@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The tool creates and submits a software upgrade proposal to a locally running Ev
 and votes on the proposal. To do so, run:
 
 ```bash
-evmos-utils upgrade [TARGET_VERSION]
+evmos-utils upgrade TARGET_VERSION
 ```
 
 The target version must be specified in the format `vX.Y.Z(-rc*)`, e.g. `v13.0.0-rc2`.