diff --git a/docs/en/reference/annotations-reference.rst b/docs/en/reference/annotations-reference.rst
index 80ed01e7a..2ebc5c1f8 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/annotations-reference.rst
+++ b/docs/en/reference/annotations-reference.rst
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ details of the database join table. If you do not specify
 @JoinTable on these relations reasonable mapping defaults apply
 using the affected table and the column names.
 
-Required attributes:
+Optional attributes:
 
 
 -  **name**: Database name of the join-table