diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 525cae5479..cbf818bd05 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ Changes in version 0.2.8.7 - 2016-08-24
 
   o Major bugfixes (client, security):
     - Only use the ReachableAddresses option to restrict the first hop
-      in a path. Previously, it would apply to every hop in the path,
-      with a possible degredation in anonymity for anyone using an
-      uncommon ReachableAddress setting. Fixes bug 19973; bugfix
-      on 0.2.8.2-alpha.
+      in a path. In earlier versions of 0.2.8.x, it would apply to
+      every hop in the path, with a possible degradation in anonymity
+      for anyone using an uncommon ReachableAddress setting. Fixes bug
+      19973; bugfix on 0.2.8.2-alpha.
 
   o Minor features (geoip):
     - Update geoip and geoip6 to the August 2 2016 Maxmind GeoLite2
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes b/ReleaseNotes
index fdc8c7801a..9f9f518cb0 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes
+++ b/ReleaseNotes
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ Changes in version 0.2.8.7 - 2016-08-24
 
   o Major bugfixes (client, security):
     - Only use the ReachableAddresses option to restrict the first hop
-      in a path. Previously, it would apply to every hop in the path,
-      with a possible degredation in anonymity for anyone using an
-      uncommon ReachableAddress setting. Fixes bug 19973; bugfix
-      on 0.2.8.2-alpha.
+      in a path. In earlier versions of 0.2.8.x, it would apply to
+      every hop in the path, with a possible degradation in anonymity
+      for anyone using an uncommon ReachableAddress setting. Fixes bug
+      19973; bugfix on 0.2.8.2-alpha.
 
   o Minor features (geoip):
     - Update geoip and geoip6 to the August 2 2016 Maxmind GeoLite2