diff --git a/docs/getting-started-guides/scratch.md b/docs/getting-started-guides/scratch.md
index a40b4ec546..658a1de190 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started-guides/scratch.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started-guides/scratch.md
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ For etcd, you can:
 
 We recommend that you use the etcd version which is provided in the Kubernetes binary distribution.   The Kubernetes binaries in the release
 were tested extensively with this version of etcd and not with any other version.
-The recommended version number can also be found as the value of `ETCD_VERSION` in `kubernetes/cluster/images/etcd/Makefile`.
+The recommended version number can also be found as the value of `TAG` in `kubernetes/cluster/images/etcd/Makefile`.
 
 The remainder of the document assumes that the image identifiers have been chosen and stored in corresponding env vars.  Examples (replace with latest tags and appropriate registry):