diff --git a/autoapi/templates/dotnet/base_embed.rst b/autoapi/templates/dotnet/base_embed.rst
index 6cbc67e..6fcb536 100644
--- a/autoapi/templates/dotnet/base_embed.rst
+++ b/autoapi/templates/dotnet/base_embed.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       {%- endif %}
     {%- endfor %}
     {%- if object.returns %}
-    :return: {{ object.returns.id }}
+    :rtype: {{ object.returns.id }}
     {%- endif %}
 
     .. code-block:: csharp