diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/repo_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/repo_request.md
index a11c13f..6dc7de1 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/repo_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/repo_request.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: Create a new respository
+name: Create a new repository
 about:
   Provide a convincing argument to the community that a new subproject must be
   created