diff --git a/bin/github_changelog_generator b/bin/github_changelog_generator
index 3777a19..f7c751f 100755
--- a/bin/github_changelog_generator
+++ b/bin/github_changelog_generator
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env ruby
 
 require_relative '../lib/github_changelog_generator'
-GitHubChangelogGenerator::ChangelogGenerator.new.compund_changelog
+GitHubChangelogGenerator::ChangelogGenerator.new.compound_changelog
diff --git a/lib/github_changelog_generator.rb b/lib/github_changelog_generator.rb
index e571e78..e1689a4 100755
--- a/lib/github_changelog_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/github_changelog_generator.rb
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ module GitHubChangelogGenerator
       filtered_pull_requests
     end
 
-    def compund_changelog
+    def compound_changelog
       log = "# Change Log\n\n"
 
       if @options[:unreleased_only]
@@ -635,6 +635,6 @@ module GitHubChangelogGenerator
   end
 
   if __FILE__ == $PROGRAM_NAME
-    GitHubChangelogGenerator::ChangelogGenerator.new.compund_changelog
+    GitHubChangelogGenerator::ChangelogGenerator.new.compound_changelog
   end
 end