diff --git a/plugin/notify/github/github.go b/plugin/notify/github/github.go
index b8eaa2afb..b1e5db3c2 100644
--- a/plugin/notify/github/github.go
+++ b/plugin/notify/github/github.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 
 const (
 	DescPending = "this build is pending"
-	DescSuccess = "the build was succcessful"
+	DescSuccess = "the build was successful"
 	DescFailure = "the build failed"
 	DescError   = "oops, something went wrong"
 )