diff --git a/.devcontainer/README.md b/.devcontainer/README.md
index c93a9660..f7e4eae6 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/README.md
+++ b/.devcontainer/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ devcontainers in this repo.
 pre-commit run --all-files
 ```
 
-A successfull run should look something like this:
+A successful run should look something like this:
 
 ```
 @andrewm4894 ➜ /workspaces/Open-Assistant (devcontainer-improvements) $ pre-commit run --all-files