diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index f3169f15..a126d085 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def bump_version
   old_file = File.read("lib/#{name}.rb")
   old_version_line = old_file[/^\s*VERSION\s*=\s*.*/]
   new_version = next_version
-  # replace first match of old vesion with new version
+  # replace first match of old version with new version
   old_file.sub!(old_version_line, "  VERSION = '#{new_version}'")
 
   File.write("lib/#{name}.rb", old_file)