diff --git a/chapters/api-operation.adoc b/chapters/api-operation.adoc
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--- a/chapters/api-operation.adoc
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 
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-== {MUST} publish OpenAPI specification for external APIs
+== {MUST} publish OpenAPI specification for non-component-internal APIs
 
 All service applications must publish OpenAPI specifications of their external
 APIs. While this is optional for internal APIs, i.e. APIs marked with the