diff --git a/src/hdmf_zarr/_version.py b/src/hdmf_zarr/_version.py
index 69d88c70..da82f051 100644
--- a/src/hdmf_zarr/_version.py
+++ b/src/hdmf_zarr/_version.py
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def git_pieces_from_vcs(tag_prefix, root, verbose, run_command=run_command):
         # TAG-NUM-gHEX
         mo = re.search(r'^(.+)-(\d+)-g([0-9a-f]+)$', git_describe)
         if not mo:
-            # unparseable. Maybe git-describe is misbehaving?
+            # unparsable. Maybe git-describe is misbehaving?
             pieces["error"] = ("unable to parse git-describe output: '%s'"
                                % describe_out)
             return pieces