diff --git a/byteorder.cabal b/byteorder.cabal
--- a/byteorder.cabal
+++ b/byteorder.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name:         byteorder
-Version:      1.0.2
+Version:      1.0.3
 Cabal-Version:  >= 1.6
-Synopsis:      Exposes the native endianess or byte ordering of the system.
+Synopsis:      Exposes the native endianness or byte ordering of the system.
 Description:   This package is for working with the native byte-ordering of
   the system.
 
