diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 9667aa45848..85081f21744 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from CWI was Python 1.2.  In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python
 at the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) in Reston,
 Virginia where he released several versions of the software.  Python
 1.6 was the last of the versions released by CNRI.  In 2000, Guido and
-the Python core developement team moved to BeOpen.com to form the
+the Python core development team moved to BeOpen.com to form the
 BeOpen PythonLabs team (www.pythonlabs.com).  Python 2.0 is the first
 release from PythonLabs.  Thanks to the many outside volunteers who
 have worked under Guido's direction to make this release possible.