diff --git a/contrib/README.contrib b/contrib/README.contrib
index 335e435..5e5f950 100644
--- a/contrib/README.contrib
+++ b/contrib/README.contrib
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-All files under this contrib directory are UNSUPPORTED. There were
+All files under this contrib directory are UNSUPPORTED. They were
 provided by users of zlib and were not tested by the authors of zlib.
 Use at your own risk. Please contact the authors of the contributions
 for help about these, not the zlib authors. Thanks.