diff --git a/packages/crypto/README.md b/packages/crypto/README.md
index a80b663c..836e7d00 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/README.md
+++ b/packages/crypto/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 This package contains low-level cryptographic functionality used in other
 @cosmjs libraries. Little of it is implemented here, but mainly it is a curation
-of external libraries along with correctness tests. We add type-safety, some
+of external libraries along with correctness tests. We add type safety, some
 more checks, and a simple API to these libraries. This can also be freely
 imported outside of CosmJS based applications.