diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 89154c9059..40fae2e3ea 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ either make a change to the
 part of a pull request or you can edit this
 [page](https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/wiki/Recent-Contributors)
 of the specification WIKI.
-The WIKI is then synced with the specification with evert new release of the specifications.
+The WIKI is then synced with the specification with every new release of the specifications.
 
 ## Thank you!