diff --git a/apps/generator-cli/src/README.md b/apps/generator-cli/src/README.md
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--- a/apps/generator-cli/src/README.md
+++ b/apps/generator-cli/src/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ OpenAPI Generator allows generation of API client libraries (SDK generation), se
 configuration automatically given an OpenAPI Spec (both 2.0 and 3.0 are supported). Please see
 [OpenAPITools/openapi-generator](https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator).
 
-The OpenAPI Generator is a Java project. `openapi-generator-cli` will download the approprate JAR file and invoke the `java` executable to run the OpenAPI Generator. You must have the `java` binary executable available on your `PATH` for this to work.
+The OpenAPI Generator is a Java project. `openapi-generator-cli` will download the appropriate JAR file and invoke the `java` executable to run the OpenAPI Generator. You must have the `java` binary executable available on your `PATH` for this to work.
 
 If you find this tool useful, please consider sponsoring this project financially via https://opencollective.com/openapi_generator or directly to [Kay Schecker](https://github.com/sponsors/kay-schecker) (the author of this tool) :pray: