diff --git a/docs/flatten.md b/docs/flatten.md
index 47736a1..6e19208 100644
--- a/docs/flatten.md
+++ b/docs/flatten.md
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@
 | Name  | Description | Default Value |
 | :------------- | :------------- | :------------- |
 | <a id="rust_register_toolchains-dev_components"></a>dev_components |  Whether to download the rustc-dev components (defaults to False). Requires version to be "nightly".   |  <code>False</code> |
-| <a id="rust_register_toolchains-edition"></a>edition |  The rust edition to be used by default (2015, 2018, or 2021). If absent, every rule is required to specify its <code>edition</code> attribute.   |  <code>None</code> |
+| <a id="rust_register_toolchains-edition"></a>edition |  The rust edition to be used by default (2015, 2018, or 2021). If absent, every target is required to specify its <code>edition</code> attribute.   |  <code>None</code> |
 | <a id="rust_register_toolchains-include_rustc_srcs"></a>include_rustc_srcs |  Whether to download rustc's src code. This is required in order to use rust-analyzer support. See [rust_toolchain_repository.include_rustc_srcs](#rust_toolchain_repository-include_rustc_srcs). for more details   |  <code>False</code> |
 | <a id="rust_register_toolchains-iso_date"></a>iso_date |  The date of the nightly or beta release (ignored if the version is a specific version).   |  <code>None</code> |
 | <a id="rust_register_toolchains-register_toolchains"></a>register_toolchains |  If true, repositories will be generated to produce and register <code>rust_toolchain</code> targets.   |  <code>True</code> |
diff --git a/docs/rust_repositories.md b/docs/rust_repositories.md
index 872f8dd..fa077fc 100644
--- a/docs/rust_repositories.md
+++ b/docs/rust_repositories.md
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
 | Name  | Description | Default Value |
 | :------------- | :------------- | :------------- |
 | <a id="rust_register_toolchains-dev_components"></a>dev_components |  Whether to download the rustc-dev components (defaults to False). Requires version to be "nightly".   |  <code>False</code> |
-| <a id="rust_register_toolchains-edition"></a>edition |  The rust edition to be used by default (2015, 2018, or 2021). If absent, every rule is required to specify its <code>edition</code> attribute.   |  <code>None</code> |
+| <a id="rust_register_toolchains-edition"></a>edition |  The rust edition to be used by default (2015, 2018, or 2021). If absent, every target is required to specify its <code>edition</code> attribute.   |  <code>None</code> |
 | <a id="rust_register_toolchains-include_rustc_srcs"></a>include_rustc_srcs |  Whether to download rustc's src code. This is required in order to use rust-analyzer support. See [rust_toolchain_repository.include_rustc_srcs](#rust_toolchain_repository-include_rustc_srcs). for more details   |  <code>False</code> |
 | <a id="rust_register_toolchains-iso_date"></a>iso_date |  The date of the nightly or beta release (ignored if the version is a specific version).   |  <code>None</code> |
 | <a id="rust_register_toolchains-register_toolchains"></a>register_toolchains |  If true, repositories will be generated to produce and register <code>rust_toolchain</code> targets.   |  <code>True</code> |
diff --git a/rust/repositories.bzl b/rust/repositories.bzl
index d4cb29e..e532954 100644
--- a/rust/repositories.bzl
+++ b/rust/repositories.bzl
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 
     Args:
         dev_components (bool, optional): Whether to download the rustc-dev components (defaults to False). Requires version to be "nightly".
-        edition (str, optional): The rust edition to be used by default (2015, 2018, or 2021). If absent, every rule is required to specify its `edition` attribute.
+        edition (str, optional): The rust edition to be used by default (2015, 2018, or 2021). If absent, every target is required to specify its `edition` attribute.
         include_rustc_srcs (bool, optional): Whether to download rustc's src code. This is required in order to use rust-analyzer support.
             See [rust_toolchain_repository.include_rustc_srcs](#rust_toolchain_repository-include_rustc_srcs). for more details
         iso_date (str, optional): The date of the nightly or beta release (ignored if the version is a specific version).