diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3cac34c8..e106e29b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ sudo apt-get install cmake pkg-config libfreetype6-dev libfontconfig1-dev libxcb
 ```sh
 cargo build --release
 ```
-The exectuable will be available at `target/release/lapce`
+The executable will be available at `target/release/lapce`
 
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