diff --git a/source/release-notes/3.2.txt b/source/release-notes/3.2.txt
index bfcb78f9790..4692b6aebf2 100644
--- a/source/release-notes/3.2.txt
+++ b/source/release-notes/3.2.txt
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ validation action.
 
 .. note::
 
-   Validation occur during updates and inserts; i.e. existing documents
+   Validation occurs during updates and inserts; i.e. existing documents
    do not undergo validation checks until modification.
 
 ``validator``