diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3dcd11bfdb..433a0b7356 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Contributing
 
-Thank you for considering to contribute to `bat`!
+Thank you for considering contributing to `bat`!
 
 
 
@@ -118,4 +118,4 @@ tests](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/blob/master/doc/assets.md#syntax-tests) fo
   ```bash
   cargo install --path . --locked
   ```
-  then bat will be available in ~/.cargo/bin (usually already in PATH), and the tests will run without issues.
\ No newline at end of file
+  then bat will be available in ~/.cargo/bin (usually already in PATH), and the tests will run without issues.