diff --git a/changelog/186.doc.rst b/changelog/186.doc.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Fix incorrect ``:py:class:`` role used for a method reference in
+``docs/index.rst``; ``PluginManager.add_hookcall_monitoring()`` is
+now correctly referenced with ``:py:meth:``.
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index b98c4956..788d4362 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ Call monitoring
 ---------------
 Instead of using the built-in tracing mechanism you can also add your
 own ``before`` and ``after`` monitoring functions using
-:py:class:`pluggy.PluginManager.add_hookcall_monitoring()`.
+:py:meth:`pluggy.PluginManager.add_hookcall_monitoring()`.
 
 The expected signature and default implementations for these functions is: