diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-cli.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-cli.adoc
index abd93e8be5c..6a93c672327 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-cli.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-cli.adoc
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ From inside the embedded shell you can run other commands directly:
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 The embedded shell supports ANSI color output as well as `tab` completion. If you need
-to run a native command you can use the `$` prefix. Hitting `ctrl-c` will exit the
+to run a native command you can use the `!` prefix. Hitting `ctrl-c` will exit the
 embedded shell.