diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d3789fe5ac..19020841a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ To deploy to sepolia set `SEPOLIA_RPC_URL` and `MNEMONIC` env vars and run
 
     forge script DeployHotShot --broadcast --rpc-url sepolia
 
-To additionally verify the contact on etherscan set the `ETHERSCAN_API_KEY` env var and run
+To additionally verify the contract on etherscan set the `ETHERSCAN_API_KEY` env var and run
 
     forge script DeployHotShot --broadcast --rpc-url sepolia --verify