diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 77144be42c..3583c479ab 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ var (
 	// VERSION should be updated by hand at each release
 	VERSION = "0.2.0"
 
-	// GITCOMMIT will be overritten automatically by the build system
+	// GITCOMMIT will be overwritten automatically by the build system
 	GITCOMMIT = "HEAD"
 )