diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index bc90905e0..b9f277a69 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ anything related to MineClone2. We can help you avoid writing code that
 would be deemed inadequate, or help you become familiar with MineClone2
 better, or assist you use development tools.
 
-### Maintain your own code, even if alreay got merged
+### Maintain your own code, even if already got merged
 Sometimes, your code may cause crashes or bugs - we try to avoid such
 scenarios by testing everytime before merging it, but if your merged
 work causes problems, we ask you fix the issues as soon as possible.