diff --git a/cmd/defaults.yaml b/cmd/defaults.yaml
index 891828941e..abceff1f69 100644
--- a/cmd/defaults.yaml
+++ b/cmd/defaults.yaml
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ DefaultInstance:
       PreHeader: Verify email
       Subject: Verify email
       Greeting: Hello {{.DisplayName}},
-      Text: A new email has been added. Please use the button below to verify your mail. (Code {{.Code}}) If you din't add a new email, please ignore this email.
+      Text: A new email has been added. Please use the button below to verify your email. (Code {{.Code}}) If you din't add a new email, please ignore this email.
       ButtonText: Verify email
     - MessageTextType: VerifyPhone
       Language: en
diff --git a/proto/zitadel/admin.proto b/proto/zitadel/admin.proto
index 620936f12b..ea183aa3f6 100644
--- a/proto/zitadel/admin.proto
+++ b/proto/zitadel/admin.proto
@@ -6837,7 +6837,7 @@ message SetDefaultVerifyEmailMessageTextRequest {
     string text = 6 [
         (validate.rules).string = {max_bytes: 40000},
         (grpc.gateway.protoc_gen_openapiv2.options.openapiv2_field) = {
-            example: "\"A new email has been added. Please use the button below to verify your mail. (Code {{.Code}}) If you didn't add a new email, please ignore this email.\""
+            example: "\"A new email has been added. Please use the button below to verify your email. (Code {{.Code}}) If you didn't add a new email, please ignore this email.\""
             max_length: 10000;
         }
     ];
diff --git a/proto/zitadel/management.proto b/proto/zitadel/management.proto
index 6770f77427..7741224fa7 100644
--- a/proto/zitadel/management.proto
+++ b/proto/zitadel/management.proto
@@ -10914,7 +10914,7 @@ message SetCustomVerifyEmailMessageTextRequest {
     string text = 6 [
         (validate.rules).string = {max_bytes: 40000},
         (grpc.gateway.protoc_gen_openapiv2.options.openapiv2_field) = {
-            example: "\"A new email has been added. Please use the button below to verify your mail. (Code {{.Code}}) If you didn't add a new email, please ignore this email.\""
+            example: "\"A new email has been added. Please use the button below to verify your email. (Code {{.Code}}) If you didn't add a new email, please ignore this email.\""
             max_length: 10000;
         }
     ];