diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 95642aad..1753eab5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Setting up a test environment involves the following steps:
     * Install [mkdcos](https://www.mkdocs.org/)
     * Install [mkdocs-material](https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material)
 
-After this, you'll be able to test any change. Alternativley, you can open the project in Gitpod: 
+After this, you'll be able to test any change. Alternatively, you can open the project via Gitpod: 
 
 [![Open in Gitpod](https://gitpod.io/button/open-in-gitpod.svg)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/lemoony/snipkit)