diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ $ cd ./npm && npm install
 $ npm run test
 ```
 
-**5. Open a [Pull Request](https://github.com/npm/cli/pulls) for your work & become the newest conributor to `npm`! 🎉**
+**5. Open a [Pull Request](https://github.com/npm/cli/pulls) for your work & become the newest contributor to `npm`! 🎉**
 
 ## Test Coverage