diff --git a/source/includes/steps-install-mongodb-on-suse.yaml b/source/includes/steps-install-mongodb-on-suse.yaml
index 690d6b8600d..349bf6f73ce 100644
--- a/source/includes/steps-install-mongodb-on-suse.yaml
+++ b/source/includes/steps-install-mongodb-on-suse.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ action:
       You can specify any available version of MongoDB. However ``zypper``
       will upgrade the packages when a newer version becomes available. To
       prevent unintended upgrades, pin the packages. To pin the packages, run
-      the folllowing command:
+      the following command:
 
       .. include:: /includes/release-pin-repo-suse-lock.rst
 post: |
diff --git a/source/release-notes/2.8-compatibility.txt b/source/release-notes/2.8-compatibility.txt
index 84ee39c5ae7..2c3a9de36c8 100644
--- a/source/release-notes/2.8-compatibility.txt
+++ b/source/release-notes/2.8-compatibility.txt
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ voting and non-voting members of the set.
 Version Compatibility
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-:program:`mongod` instances before 2.6.6 cannot perform an inital sync
+:program:`mongod` instances before 2.6.6 cannot perform an initial sync
 against 2.8 replica set members. Do not add :program:`mongod 2.6.6
 members to a replica set that has 2.8 members.