diff --git a/common/helpers/numpy2message/package.xml b/common/helpers/numpy2message/package.xml
index 611b79a23..53ba37fa6 100644
--- a/common/helpers/numpy2message/package.xml
+++ b/common/helpers/numpy2message/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package format="2">
   <name>numpy2message</name>
   <version>0.0.0</version>
-  <description>Helper functions transfering between numpy arrays and ros messages.</description>
+  <description>Helper functions converting between numpy arrays and ROS messages.</description>
 
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