diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/3.1.0.rst b/docs/releasenotes/3.1.0.rst
index 6dda54444..cad3a408c 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes/3.1.0.rst
+++ b/docs/releasenotes/3.1.0.rst
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ featured interface for EXIF is anticipated in a future release.
 Out of Spec Metadata
 ++++++++++++++++++++
 
-In Pillow 3.0 and 3.1, images that contan metadata that is internally
+In Pillow 3.0 and 3.1, images that contain metadata that is internally
 consistent but not in agreement with the TIFF spec may cause an
 exception when reading the metadata.  This can happen when a tag that
 is specified to have a single value is stored with an array of values.