diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Please update the tests to reflect your code changes. Pull requests will not be
 
 ### Documentation
 
-Please update the docs accordingly so that there are no discrepencies between the API and the documentation.
+Please update the [docs](README.md) accordingly so that there are no discrepancies between the API and the documentation.
 
 ### Developing