diff --git a/contributing.md b/contributing.md
index 6020d4c32..1490ba4f6 100644
--- a/contributing.md
+++ b/contributing.md
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ Please reference [development.md](docs/development.md) for instructions on runni
 - Please follow the format of creating branches
   - feature/[feature name]: This branch should contain changes for a specific feature
     - Example: feature/dark-mode
-  - bugfix/[bug name]: This branch should container only bug fixes for a specific bug
+  - bugfix/[bug name]: This branch should contain only bug fixes for a specific bug
     - Example bugfix/bug-1