diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9780c493f..6ed406a11 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Changes in version 0.2.6.9 - 2015-06-11
 
   o Major bugfixes (client-side privacy):
     - Properly separate out each SOCKSPort when applying stream
-      isolation. The error occured because each port's session group was
+      isolation. The error occurred because each port's session group was
       being overwritten by a default value when the listener connection
       was initialized. Fixes bug 16247; bugfix on 0.2.6.3-alpha. Patch
       by "jojelino".
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes b/ReleaseNotes
index 734461407..c30fca0e0 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes
+++ b/ReleaseNotes
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Changes in version 0.2.6.9 - 2015-06-11
 
   o Major bugfixes (client-side privacy):
     - Properly separate out each SOCKSPort when applying stream
-      isolation. The error occured because each port's session group was
+      isolation. The error occurred because each port's session group was
       being overwritten by a default value when the listener connection
       was initialized. Fixes bug 16247; bugfix on 0.2.6.3-alpha. Patch
       by "jojelino".