diff --git a/integration-tests/package-gets-updated/__snapshots__/package-gets-updated.test.ts.snap b/integration-tests/package-gets-updated/__snapshots__/package-gets-updated.test.ts.snap
index 50a61b1b..59f5701a 100644
--- a/integration-tests/package-gets-updated/__snapshots__/package-gets-updated.test.ts.snap
+++ b/integration-tests/package-gets-updated/__snapshots__/package-gets-updated.test.ts.snap
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ exports[`Test package-gets-updated: fail when the patch was not applied 1`] = `
   Maybe this means your patch file is no longer necessary, in which case
   hooray! Just delete it!
 
-  Otherwise, you need generate a new patch file.
+  Otherwise, you need to generate a new patch file.
 
   To generate a new one, just repeat the steps you made to generate the first
   one.
diff --git a/src/applyPatches.ts b/src/applyPatches.ts
index 37b3c189..e21a4971 100644
--- a/src/applyPatches.ts
+++ b/src/applyPatches.ts
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ ${chalk.red.bold("**ERROR**")} ${chalk.red(
   Maybe this means your patch file is no longer necessary, in which case
   hooray! Just delete it!
 
-  Otherwise, you need generate a new patch file.
+  Otherwise, you need to generate a new patch file.
 
   To generate a new one, just repeat the steps you made to generate the first
   one.