diff --git a/base/changes.txt b/base/changes.txt
index 4693f797c..4e90a843a 100644
--- a/base/changes.txt
+++ b/base/changes.txt
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ All changes above are only part of the development branch for the next release.
 
 	* fontdef.dtx:
 	Preload ts1cmr.fd, ts1cmss.fd, and ts1cmtt in the kernel
-	Drop unnecessary \DeclareFontSubstitution declarations
+	Drop unnessary \DeclareFontSubstitution declarations
 
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 # 2024-11-01 Release