diff --git a/_pages/software_instructions.md b/_pages/software_instructions.md
index 17d3973..7ac2290 100644
--- a/_pages/software_instructions.md
+++ b/_pages/software_instructions.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ excerpt: none
 
 Update the changelog file at `_software/CHANGELOG-${project}.md`:
 
-- update the front matter with the appripriate data:
+- update the front matter with the appropriate data:
   - `updated` and `date` must be the UTC representation of the timestamp of the
     git commit corresponding to the last published version
   - `last_version` must correspond to the git tag used for the last published version