diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index f181a96d321..b80d5cb7427 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -509,6 +509,9 @@ Release 2.8.0 - UNRELEASED
     HADOOP-11800. Clean up some test methods in TestCodec.java.
     (Brahma Reddy Battula via aajisaka)
 
+    HADOOP-11811. Fix typos in hadoop-project/pom.xml and TestAccessControlList.
+    (Brahma Reddy Battula via ozawa)
+
 Release 2.7.1 - UNRELEASED
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/authorize/TestAccessControlList.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/authorize/TestAccessControlList.java
index ca7bec4164a..75b944d2cf8 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/authorize/TestAccessControlList.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/authorize/TestAccessControlList.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class TestAccessControlList {
     List<String> jerryLeeLewisGroups = groups.getGroups("jerryLeeLewis");
     assertTrue(jerryLeeLewisGroups.contains("@memphis"));
 
-    // allowed becuase his netgroup is in ACL
+    // allowed because his netgroup is in ACL
     UserGroupInformation elvis = 
       UserGroupInformation.createRemoteUser("elvis");
     assertUserAllowed(elvis, acl);
diff --git a/hadoop-project/pom.xml b/hadoop-project/pom.xml
index d12cc4296a9..9674de1b56d 100644
--- a/hadoop-project/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-project/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     <!-- number of threads/forks to use when running tests in parallel, see parallel-tests profile -->
     <testsThreadCount>4</testsThreadCount>
 
-    <!-- These 2 versions are defined here becuase they are used -->
+    <!-- These 2 versions are defined here because they are used -->
     <!-- JDIFF generation from embedded ant in the antrun plugin -->
     <jdiff.version>1.0.9</jdiff.version>
     <!-- Version number for xerces used by JDiff -->