diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2d1f9f..5f04ba5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ use http::Request;
 fn main() {
     let request = Request::builder()
       .uri("https://www.rust-lang.org/")
-      .header("User-Agent", "awsome/1.0")
+      .header("User-Agent", "awesome/1.0")
       .body(())
       .unwrap();
 }