diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Required dependencies:
   * on macOS (via homebrew): `brew install openssl`
   * on Linux (on Debian/Ubuntu): `apt install libssl-dev`
 
-Optional dependnecies:
+Optional dependencies:
 
 * To use Nu with all possible optional features enabled, you'll also need the following:
   * on Linux (on Debian/Ubuntu): `apt install libxcb-composite0-dev libx11-dev`