diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Tower is a flexible error tracker for elixir applications.
 
 It **listens** for **errors** in an elixir application **and informs** about them to
-the its configured list of **reporters** (one or many).
+the configured list of **reporters** (one or many).
 
 You can either:
   - include `tower` package directly and [write your own custom reporter(s)](https://hexdocs.pm/tower/Tower.html#module-writing-a-custom-reporter)
diff --git a/lib/tower.ex b/lib/tower.ex
index 3c0124f..287bada 100644
--- a/lib/tower.ex
+++ b/lib/tower.ex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ defmodule Tower do
   Tower is a flexible error tracker for elixir applications.
 
   It **listens** for **errors** in an elixir application **and informs** about them to
-  the its configured list of **reporters** (one or many).
+  the configured list of **reporters** (one or many).
 
   You can either:
     - include `tower` package directly and [write your own custom reporter(s)](#module-writing-a-custom-reporter)