diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d693d3864107b2b06d4abc73e6cfbcca32914048..cb76eae651939c35fed235cbfe65638d6f302467 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ We also additionally use [`cmake-format`](https://github.com/cheshirekow/cmake_f
     Co-authored-by: Another Name <another.address@example.com>
     ```
 
-6. Check whether yourself is listed in the `AUTHORS.txt` list. If not, add yourself in the alphabetic order. Your name will be included with when your merge request got merged.
+6. Check whether you are listed in the `AUTHORS.txt` list. If not, add yourself in the alphabetic order. Your name will be included when your merge request gets merged.
 
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