diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.52.0.adoc b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.52.0.adoc
index 45e7f0a244..4df3d5a8a0 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.52.0.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.52.0.adoc
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
 
  * Configuration variables that take a pathname as a value
    (e.g. blame.ignorerevsfile) can be marked as optional by prefixing
-   ":(optoinal)" before its value.
+   ":(optional)" before its value.
 
  * Show 'P'ipe command in "git add -p".