diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 182464c639..dc94d7ab7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ Thank you for considering helping out with the source code! We welcome contribut
 from anyone on the internet, and are grateful for even the smallest of fixes!
 
 If you'd like to contribute to go-ethereum, please fork, fix, commit and send a pull request
-for the maintainers to review and merge into the main code base. If you wish to submit
+for the maintainers to review and merge into the main codebase. If you wish to submit
 more complex changes though, please check up with the core devs first on [our Discord Server](https://discord.gg/invite/nthXNEv)
 to ensure those changes are in line with the general philosophy of the project and/or get
 some early feedback which can make both your efforts much lighter as well as our review