diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 5dcef16f6..f600a9afe 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Add a note to gmp that shows how
-          to create genereic gmp libraries. </para>
+          to create generic gmp libraries. </para>
         </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
     </listitem>