diff --git a/source/release-notes/3.0-compatibility.txt b/source/release-notes/3.0-compatibility.txt
index ad2a5b9f579..22d6406d533 100644
--- a/source/release-notes/3.0-compatibility.txt
+++ b/source/release-notes/3.0-compatibility.txt
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Stricter validations include:
 - :data:`~replSetGetConfig.settings` can only contain the recognized
   settings. Previously, MongoDB ignored unrecognized settings. If
   :data:`~replSetGetConfig.settings` contains unrecognized settings,
-  you must remove the unrecongized settings.
+  you must remove the unrecognized settings.
 
 To fix the settings before upgrading to MongoDB 3.0, connect to the
 primary and :method:`reconfigure <rs.reconfig()>` your replica set to