diff --git a/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index c3b652f883b3..10e38351f96e 100644
--- a/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 _Released 11/5/2024 (PENDING)_
 
+**Misc:**
+
+- Fixed a typo in CLI `global` option help text. Addresses [#30531](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/30531).
+
 **Dependency Updates:**
 
 - Updated `@cypress/request` from `3.0.4` to `3.0.6`. Addressed in [#30488](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/30488).
diff --git a/cli/__snapshots__/cli_spec.js b/cli/__snapshots__/cli_spec.js
index 6cca25fe06c9..feed7158b7d4 100644
--- a/cli/__snapshots__/cli_spec.js
+++ b/cli/__snapshots__/cli_spec.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ exports['shows help for open --foo 1'] = `
                                      multiple values with a comma. overrides any
                                      value in cypress.config.{js,ts,mjs,cjs} or
                                      cypress.env.json
-    --global                         force Cypress into global mode as if its
+    --global                         force Cypress into global mode as if it were
                                      globally installed
     -p, --port <port>                runs Cypress on a specific port. overrides
                                      any value in cypress.config.{js,ts,mjs,cjs}.
diff --git a/cli/lib/cli.js b/cli/lib/cli.js
index 2be77ecd3943..5cec42cafb1c 100644
--- a/cli/lib/cli.js
+++ b/cli/lib/cli.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ const descriptions = {
   env: 'sets environment variables. separate multiple values with a comma. overrides any value in cypress.config.{js,ts,mjs,cjs} or cypress.env.json',
   exit: 'keep the browser open after tests finish',
   forceInstall: 'force install the Cypress binary',
-  global: 'force Cypress into global mode as if its globally installed',
+  global: 'force Cypress into global mode as if it were globally installed',
   group: 'a named group for recorded runs in Cypress Cloud',
   headed: 'displays the browser instead of running headlessly',
   headless: 'hide the browser instead of running headed (default for cypress run)',