diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a808dbb3..fa0aa85c9 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cmake_policy(SET CMP0079 NEW)
 
 if(NOT DEFINED LIBINT_VERSION)
     # for indep bld of project(libint2-python), version not available from project(Libint2)
-    set(LIBINT_VERISON "2.8.1")  # for version for setup.py from libtool+cmake
+    set(LIBINT_VERSION "2.8.1")  # for version for setup.py from libtool+cmake
 endif()
 
 project(libint2-python)