diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-validation.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-validation.adoc
index ff1bae19bd4..107f8ed253c 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-validation.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-validation.adoc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ chapter.
 
 .JSR-303/JSR-349 Bean Validation
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-As of version 4.0, Spring Frameworksupports Bean Validation 1.0 (JSR-303) and Bean Validation 1.1
+As of version 4.0, Spring Framework supports Bean Validation 1.0 (JSR-303) and Bean Validation 1.1
 (JSR-349) for setup support and adapting them to Spring's `Validator` interface.
 
 An application can choose to enable Bean Validation once globally, as described in