diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ functions will be supported on all versions.
 - 4.4.23
 - 5.0-beta
 
-Support for bash 3.1 has bene deprecated.
+Support for bash 3.1 has been deprecated.
 
 
 ## Installation