diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 40868cbf8..1d168c94e 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ requests should be made against.
 To develop locally:
 
 1. Install [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/)
-   - DO NOT install pnpm a as npm's global dependency, we need pnpm to be able to link directly to your $PATH.
+   - DO NOT install pnpm as a global npm dependency, we need pnpm to be linked directly to your $PATH.
    - Recommended installation method is with corepack or with brew (on macOS)
    - If installed with brew, you might need to include the pnpm $PATH to your debugger
 2. Install the dependencies with: