diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa1a3eb0d..fb8f4b027 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ dependencies as well.
 * Shell command completion is available in `misc/completion/ipfs-completion.bash`. Read [docs/command-completion.md](docs/command-completion.md) to learn how to install it.
 * See the [init examples](https://github.com/ipfs/examples/tree/master/examples/init) for how to connect IPFS to systemd or whatever init system your distro uses.
 
+### Updating
+ipfs has an updating tool that can be accessed through `ipfs update`. The tool is
+not installed alongside ipfs in order to keep that logic indepedent of the main
+codebase. To install ipfs update, either [download it here](https://gobuilder.me/github.com/ipfs/ipfs-update)
+or install it from source with `go get -u github.com/ipfs/ipfs-update`.
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/commands/command.go b/commands/command.go
index febfb3358..f3a46d268 100644
--- a/commands/command.go
+++ b/commands/command.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func ExternalBinary() *Command {
 				if req.Arguments()[0] == "--help" {
 					buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 					fmt.Fprintf(buf, "%s is an 'external' command.\n", binname)
-					fmt.Fprintf(buf, "it does not currently appear to be installated.\n")
+					fmt.Fprintf(buf, "it does not currently appear to be installed.\n")
 					fmt.Fprintf(buf, "please refer to the ipfs documentation for instructions\n")
 					res.SetOutput(buf)
 					return