diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d24fc68..1d76d75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ $ changelog -h
     -x, --exclude <types>  exclude selected commit types (comma separated)
     -f, --file [file]      file to write to, defaults to ./CHANGELOG.md, use - for stdout
     -u, --repo-url [url]   specify the repo URL for commit links, defaults to checking the package.json
-    -a, --allow-unknown    allow unkown commit types
+    -a, --allow-unknown    allow unknown commit types
 ```
 
 It's possible to create a `./CHANGELOG.md` file for a specific commit range:
diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index 8962f5f..c4d5da1 100644
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ module.exports = CLI
   .option('-x, --exclude <types>', 'exclude selected commit types (comma separated)', list)
   .option('-f, --file [file]', 'file to write to, defaults to ./CHANGELOG.md, use - for stdout', './CHANGELOG.md')
   .option('-u, --repo-url [url]', 'specify the repo URL for commit links, defaults to checking the package.json')
-  .option('-a, --allow-unknown', 'allow unkown commit types');
+  .option('-a, --allow-unknown', 'allow unknown commit types');