diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
index 1f46d6d7..ef7effe2 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.md
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ To add your package you can edit [`build-constraints.yaml`](https://github.com/f
         - package2
         - package3
 
-(If you are adding yourself for the first time, you can yourself anywhere under the `packages:` section, it does not have to be at the end: this actually helps to avoid merge conflicts between new contributions.)
+(If you are adding yourself for the first time, you can add yourself anywhere under the `packages:` section, it does not have to be at the end: this actually helps to avoid merge conflicts between new contributions.)
 
 Any dependencies of your packages that are not already part of
 stackage also need to be added explicitly (When this happens you will