docs: fix typo
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6530cf0..72b402e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
feature development has ended, and bug fixes are made only when strictly
necessary for severe issues.
-New development is now occuring in the [NNG](https://github.com/nanomsg/nng)
+New development is now occurring in the [NNG](https://github.com/nanomsg/nng)
project, which offers both protocol and API compatibility with this project.
Please consider using NNG for new projects.
