diff --git a/templates/readme-template.rst b/templates/readme-template.rst
index c5d666dce97977e1c939ace675d3ae309b3c6d4a..b79a65f4e8ada014bafb8190eef7ccf0a00f62e4 100644
--- a/templates/readme-template.rst
+++ b/templates/readme-template.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Bob_. <SHORTINTRO>
 Installation
 ------------
 
-Follow our `installation`_ instructions. Then, to install this pacakge, run::
+Follow our `installation`_ instructions. Then, to install this package, run::
 
   $ conda install <PACKAGE>