diff --git a/java/ql/src/Frameworks/Spring/Architecture/Refactoring Opportunities/UnusedBean.qhelp b/java/ql/src/Frameworks/Spring/Architecture/Refactoring Opportunities/UnusedBean.qhelp
index 1c32e1cf952..7d4dfcf82a6 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/Frameworks/Spring/Architecture/Refactoring Opportunities/UnusedBean.qhelp	
+++ b/java/ql/src/Frameworks/Spring/Architecture/Refactoring Opportunities/UnusedBean.qhelp	
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ A bean definition is considered to be used if one or more of the following is tr
 <li>The bean is injected in to a constructor or method of a live bean due to autowiring. This includes
 autowiring by annotation (<code>@Autowired</code> or <code>@Inject</code>), and autowiring configured
 by the autowired attribute within bean configuration files.</li>
-<li>The bean is explictly loaded from a factory bean. It is not always possible to determine when
+<li>The bean is explicitly loaded from a factory bean. It is not always possible to determine when
 this occurs, because factory beans are loaded using a <code>String</code> value, which may contain
 arbitrary values.</li>
 <li>The bean is called reflectively by the Spring framework. For example, if the class is a Spring
diff --git a/ruby/ql/src/CHANGELOG.md b/ruby/ql/src/CHANGELOG.md
index 6792b3e61c0..07c98ee6c9a 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/src/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/ruby/ql/src/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 ### New Queries
 
 * A new query (`rb/request-forgery`) has been added. The query finds HTTP requests made with user-controlled URLs.
-* A new query (`rb/csrf-protection-disabled`) has been added. The query finds cases where cross-site forgery protection is explictly disabled.
+* A new query (`rb/csrf-protection-disabled`) has been added. The query finds cases where cross-site forgery protection is explicitly disabled.
 
 ### Query Metadata Changes
 
diff --git a/ruby/ql/src/change-notes/released/0.0.4.md b/ruby/ql/src/change-notes/released/0.0.4.md
index e406cd11ae8..7a5116b2ee9 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/src/change-notes/released/0.0.4.md
+++ b/ruby/ql/src/change-notes/released/0.0.4.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ### New Queries
 
 * A new query (`rb/request-forgery`) has been added. The query finds HTTP requests made with user-controlled URLs.
-* A new query (`rb/csrf-protection-disabled`) has been added. The query finds cases where cross-site forgery protection is explictly disabled.
+* A new query (`rb/csrf-protection-disabled`) has been added. The query finds cases where cross-site forgery protection is explicitly disabled.
 
 ### Query Metadata Changes