diff --git a/docs/source/guide/dynamodb.rst b/docs/source/guide/dynamodb.rst
index 6818aa82e0..7a1380fcb8 100644
--- a/docs/source/guide/dynamodb.rst
+++ b/docs/source/guide/dynamodb.rst
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ Expected output::
 Updating an item
 ----------------
 
-You can then update attributes of the item in the table::
+You can then update attributes of the item in the table 
+using :py:meth:`DynamoDB.Table.update_item`::
 
     table.update_item(
         Key={