diff --git a/github/github.go b/github/github.go
index 53c8c9b..3aa643c 100644
--- a/github/github.go
+++ b/github/github.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ type Response struct {
 	Rate
 }
 
-// newResponse creats a new Response for the provided http.Response.
+// newResponse creates a new Response for the provided http.Response.
 func newResponse(r *http.Response) *Response {
 	response := &Response{Response: r}
 	response.populatePageValues()