diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7a4c17942d..559c67fd545 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ mod erc20 {
 }
 ```
 
-Calling the above `Erc20` explicitely through its trait implementation can be done just as if it was normal Rust code:
+Calling the above `Erc20` explicitly through its trait implementation can be done just as if it was normal Rust code:
 
 ```rust
 // --- Instantiating the ERC-20 contract: