diff --git a/kedro/templates/project/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/README.md b/kedro/templates/project/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/README.md
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--- a/kedro/templates/project/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/README.md	
+++ b/kedro/templates/project/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/README.md	
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Overview
 
-This is your new Kedro project, which was generated using `Kedro {{ cookiecutter.kedro_version }}`.
+This is your new Kedro project, which was generated using `kedro {{ cookiecutter.kedro_version }}`.
 
 Take a look at the [Kedro documentation](https://docs.kedro.org) to get started.