diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 74866af9..bd524d5f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Changes in this release include the following:
   an AuiToolBar would not be updated when calling LoadPerspective. (#917)
 
 * Fixed a bug in wx.FileSystemHandler.OpenFile where the object ownership was
-  not being transferred corrcetly, causing a crash after a premature object
+  not being transferred correctly, causing a crash after a premature object
   deletion. (#926)