diff --git a/README.development b/README.development
index de41bf3fb..76083c605 100644
--- a/README.development
+++ b/README.development
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Subcomponents
 
 The pyenv folder is created when running make for the first time.
 It is a Python virtual environment that contains Anki's libraries
-and all the required depenencies.
+and all the required dependencies.
 
 Makefile
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