diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.53.0.adoc b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.53.0.adoc
index d3f6d18199..2668c2e996 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.53.0.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.53.0.adoc
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Fixes since v2.52
    (merge 42ed046866 jk/attr-macroexpand-wo-recursion later to maint).
 
  * Adding a repository that uses a different hash function is a no-no,
-   but "git submodule add" did nt prevent it, which has been corrected.
+   but "git submodule add" did not prevent it, which has been corrected.
    (merge 6fe288bfbc bc/submodule-force-same-hash later to maint).
 
  * An earlier check added to osx keychain credential helper to avoid