diff --git a/docs/releases.rst b/docs/releases.rst
index a05c3e04..3d067fe5 100644
--- a/docs/releases.rst
+++ b/docs/releases.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ unreleased
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 `git master <https://github.com/meejah/txtorcon>`_ *will likely become v19.0.0*
-* add `TorControlProtocol.when_disconnected()` Returns a new defferred to each caller, depreciating on_disconnect.
+* add `TorControlProtocol.when_disconnected()` Returns a new deferred to each caller.
 
 v18.3.0
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