diff --git a/contributing-guides/git-terminal.md b/contributing-guides/git-terminal.md
index f649a85d7f..a850b680dd 100644
--- a/contributing-guides/git-terminal.md
+++ b/contributing-guides/git-terminal.md
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ There are two ways to update your fork.
 
 ```bash
 git switch main
-git remote add upstream https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git  # only run if you don't already have the upstream remote (check with "git remote -v")
+git remote add upstream https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git # only run if you don't already have the upstream remote (check with "git remote -v")
 git fetch upstream main
-git rebase upstream/main     # in case you have any merge conflicts, click the link below to see how to resolve them
-git push --force-with-lease  # not needed if you only want to update your local repository
+git merge upstream/main # in case you have any merge conflicts, click the link below to see how to resolve them
+git push
 ```
 
 [How to resolve merge conflicts](https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-pull-requests/addressing-merge-conflicts/resolving-a-merge-conflict-using-the-command-line)