diff --git a/cmake-init/templates/common/CONTRIBUTING.md b/cmake-init/templates/common/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 10cccf3..e36f35b 100644
--- a/cmake-init/templates/common/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/cmake-init/templates/common/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ Please see the [`CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md`](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) document.
 Helpful notes for developers can be found in the [`HACKING.md`](HACKING.md)
 document.
 
-In addition to he above, if you use the presets file as instructed, then you
+In addition to the above, if you use the presets file as instructed, then you
 should NOT check it into source control, just as the CMake documentation
 suggests.