diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 6e89cd68eeb..866790519cb 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Other Changes
     build scripts to make two jars: apache-solr-1.3.jar and 
     apache-solr-1.3-common.jar.  This common.jar can be used in client code; 
     It does not have lucene or junit dependencies.  The original classes
-    have been replaced with a @Depricated extended class and are scheduled
+    have been replaced with a @Deprecated extended class and are scheduled
     to be removed in a later release.  While this change does not affect API
     compatibility, it is recommended to update references to these
     deprecated classes.  (ryan)