diff --git a/tasks/release.rake b/tasks/release.rake
index f6bd358..99a0065 100644
--- a/tasks/release.rake
+++ b/tasks/release.rake
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ desc "Generate an authors list"
 task :authors do
   authors = %x{ git log --pretty=format:"%an" | sort -u }.split("\n")
   readme = File.read("README.md")
-  readme.gsub!(/#### Patches contributed by\n([^\n]*)\n/m, "#### Patches contributes by\n#{authors.join(", ")}\n")
+  readme.gsub!(/#### Patches contributed by\n([^\n]*)\n/m, "#### Patches contributed by\n#{authors.join(", ")}\n")
   File.open("README.md", "w") { |f| f.print readme }
 end