diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 285153b535c..ffae29af422 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ local myString = "hello world"
 local my_string = "hello world"
 ```
 
-When assigning a variable, **do** give it an uppercase name:
+When assigning a constant variable, **do** give it an uppercase name:
 
 ```lua
 -- bad