diff --git a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6466c09e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# GitHub Action to automate the identification of common misspellings in text files.
+# https://github.com/codespell-project/actions-codespell
+# https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
+name: codespell
+on: [push, pull_request]
+jobs:
+  codespell:
+    name: Check for spelling errors
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@master
+        with:
+          check_filenames: true
+          skip: ./.git,./.github/workflows/codespell.yml,.git,*.png,*.jpg,*.svg,*.sum,./vendor,go.sum,./release-tools/prow.sh
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b46f8320..b41dde01 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ spec:
 
 ## Community, discussion, contribution, and support
 
-Check out [development.md](./docs/DEVELOPMENT.md) for instructions to set up a development enviroment to run CSI Proxy.
+Check out [development.md](./docs/DEVELOPMENT.md) for instructions to set up a development environment to run CSI Proxy.
 
 Learn how to engage with the Kubernetes community on the [community page](http://kubernetes.io/community/).
 
diff --git a/client/api/system/v1alpha1/api.pb.go b/client/api/system/v1alpha1/api.pb.go
index 6204cf55..f76ff892 100644
--- a/client/api/system/v1alpha1/api.pb.go
+++ b/client/api/system/v1alpha1/api.pb.go
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ var xxx_messageInfo_StartServiceResponse proto.InternalMessageInfo
 type StopServiceRequest struct {
 	// Service name (as listed in System\CCS\Services keys)
 	Name string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=name,proto3" json:"name,omitempty"`
-	// Forces stopping of services that has dependant services
+	// Forces stopping of services that has dependent services
 	Force                bool     `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=force,proto3" json:"force,omitempty"`
 	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{} `json:"-"`
 	XXX_unrecognized     []byte   `json:"-"`
diff --git a/client/api/system/v1alpha1/api.proto b/client/api/system/v1alpha1/api.proto
index 25e07807..d04923e6 100644
--- a/client/api/system/v1alpha1/api.proto
+++ b/client/api/system/v1alpha1/api.proto
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ message StopServiceRequest {
   // Service name (as listed in System\CCS\Services keys)
   string name = 1;
 
-  // Forces stopping of services that has dependant services
+  // Forces stopping of services that has dependent services
   bool force = 2;
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/os/disk/api.go b/pkg/os/disk/api.go
index 70cc4a9c..7b2e107f 100644
--- a/pkg/os/disk/api.go
+++ b/pkg/os/disk/api.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func (DiskAPI) CreateBasicPartition(diskNumber uint32) error {
 	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("New-Partition -DiskNumber %d -UseMaximumSize", diskNumber)
 	out, err := utils.RunPowershellCmd(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error creating parition on disk %d: %v, %v", diskNumber, out, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating partition on disk %d: %v, %v", diskNumber, out, err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/server/system/impl/types.go b/pkg/server/system/impl/types.go
index 3098ea0e..10cfd470 100644
--- a/pkg/server/system/impl/types.go
+++ b/pkg/server/system/impl/types.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type StopServiceRequest struct {
 	// Service name (as listed in System\CCS\Services keys)
 	Name string
 
-	// Forces stopping of services that has dependant services
+	// Forces stopping of services that has dependent services
 	Force bool
 }