diff --git a/lucene/CHANGES.txt b/lucene/CHANGES.txt
index 9c2d0d31f9c..1d9d55ab80c 100644
--- a/lucene/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/lucene/CHANGES.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ New Features
 * LUCENE-5889: Add commit method to AnalyzingInfixSuggester, and allow just using .add
   to build up the suggester.  (Varun Thacker via Mike McCandless)
 
-* LUCENE-5123: Add a "push" option to the postings writing API, so
+* LUCENE-5123: Add a "pull" option to the postings writing API, so
   that a PostingsFormat now receives a Fields instance and it is
   responsible for iterating through all fields, terms, documents and
   positions.  (Robert Muir, Mike McCandless)