diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Fetching comments of 264 issues since 2023-01-01...
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 Saved issue comments to notaryproject_notation_20230828_094020_comments.json
-$ # Download CODEOWNERS or MAINTAINERS. Both works.
+$ # Download CODEOWNERS or MAINTAINERS. Both work.
 $ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/notaryproject/notation/main/MAINTAINERS
 --2023-08-28 23:10:54--  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/notaryproject/notation/main/MAINTAINERS
 Resolving raw.githubusercontent.com (raw.githubusercontent.com)... 185.199.109.133, 185.199.110.133, 185.199.111.133, ...