diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 381fee95c35..d7a8a15ef4e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This project is bound by a `Code of Conduct`_.
 
 |powered_by_MDA|
 
-If you use MDAnalysis_ in your project consider lettting your users and the world know about it by displaying the MDAnalysis_ badge! `Embedding code`_ is available for different markups.
+If you use MDAnalysis_ in your project consider letting your users and the world know about it by displaying the MDAnalysis_ badge! `Embedding code`_ is available for different markups.
 
 Example analysis script
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diff --git a/package/AUTHORS b/package/AUTHORS
index ba4164e49bc..033461c17a6 100644
--- a/package/AUTHORS
+++ b/package/AUTHORS
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ Chronological list of authors
   - Shaivi Malik
   - Daniel J. Evans
   - Mohit Kumar
+  - Shubham Kumar
 
 External code
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