diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/recode.update.config.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/recode.update.config.ex
index 1590c4d..74ca93a 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/recode.update.config.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/recode.update.config.ex
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Recode.Update.Config do
   @moduledoc """
   #{@shortdoc}.
 
-  The task merges the exsiting config into the actual config and updates the
+  The task merges the existing config into the actual config and updates the
   version.  Using this task preserves changes in the actual config and adds new values.
 
   The acutal default config: