diff --git a/content/actions/creating-actions/creating-a-docker-container-action.md b/content/actions/creating-actions/creating-a-docker-container-action.md
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--- a/content/actions/creating-actions/creating-a-docker-container-action.md
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@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Now you're ready to test your action out in a workflow. When an action is in a p
 
 #### Example using a public action
 
-The following workflow code uses the completed hello world action in the public [`actions/hello-world-docker-action`](https://github.com/actions/hello-world-docker-action) repository. Copy the following workflow example code into a `.github/workflows/main.yml` file, but replace the `actions/hello-world-docker-action` with your repository and action name. You can also replace the `who-to-greet` input with your name. Public actions can be used with or without publishing to marketplace. Publishing a public action requires you to add a release version tag.
+The following workflow code uses the completed _hello world_ action in the public [`actions/hello-world-docker-action`](https://github.com/actions/hello-world-docker-action) repository. Copy the following workflow example code into a `.github/workflows/main.yml` file, but replace the `actions/hello-world-docker-action` with your repository and action name. You can also replace the `who-to-greet` input with your name. Public actions can be used even if they're not published to {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %}. For more information, see "[Publishing an action](/actions/creating-actions/publishing-actions-in-github-marketplace#publishing-an-action)."
 
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 **.github/workflows/main.yml**