diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala
index e6fa6262c..e27c38ad4 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala
@@ -3117,7 +3117,7 @@ object Classpaths {
       if (vs.isEmpty)
         s.log.warn(
           s"""versionScheme setting is empty; set `ThisBuild / versionScheme := Some("early-semver")`, `Some("semver-spec")` or `Some("pvp")`
-             |so tooling can use it for evction errors etc - https://www.scala-sbt.org/1.x/docs/Publishing.html""".stripMargin
+             |so tooling can use it for eviction errors etc - https://www.scala-sbt.org/1.x/docs/Publishing.html""".stripMargin
         )
       else ()
       publishConfig(