diff --git a/docs/development/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/development/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 71e7516a2..caab1e749 100644
--- a/docs/development/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/docs/development/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ To configure the connection to a remote Postgres, you can use the following envi
 
 ```bash
 POSTGRES_USER=postgres
-POSTGERS_PASSWORD=yourPostgresPassword
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=yourPostgresPassword
 POSTGRES_HOST=localhost
 POSTGRES_DB=postgres # the superuser database to use
 ```