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 ## Quick Example: How to package your Ruby application as a WASI application
 
-Dpendencies: [wasi-vfs](https://github.com/kateinoigakukun/wasi-vfs), [wasmtime](https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime)
+Dependencies: [wasi-vfs](https://github.com/kateinoigakukun/wasi-vfs), [wasmtime](https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime)
 
 ```console
 # Download a prebuilt Ruby release