diff --git a/.codespellrc b/.codespellrc
index 2bf9755..0e0654d 100644
--- a/.codespellrc
+++ b/.codespellrc
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ check-hidden = true
 ignore-multiline-regex = codespell:ignore-begin.*codespell:ignore-end
 ignore-words = .codespell_ignores
 # skip-file is not available https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell/pull/2759
-skip = .README.html
+# .pandoc_template.html5 contains a typo in Licence that we shouldn't edit
+# .README.html is generated from README.md automatically - no need to check spelling
+skip = .pandoc_template.html5,.README.html
diff --git a/.pandoc_template.html5 b/.pandoc_template.html5
index 1be9b78..f214661 100644
--- a/.pandoc_template.html5
+++ b/.pandoc_template.html5
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2017 GitHub Inc.
 
 "GitHub Pandoc HTML5 Template" is Copyright (c) Tristano Ajmone, 2017-2020,
 released under the MIT License (MIT); it contains readaptations of substantial
-portions of the following third party software:
+portions of the following third party softwares:
 
 (1) "GitHub Markdown CSS", Copyright (c) Sindre Sorhus, MIT License (MIT).
 (2) "Primer CSS", Copyright (c) 2016 GitHub Inc., MIT License (MIT).