diff --git a/docs/changes.xml b/docs/changes.xml
index 737fcb33..e7fe9532 100644
--- a/docs/changes.xml
+++ b/docs/changes.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ NGINX Unit updated to 1.27.0.
 
 <change type="bugfix">
 <para>
-the router process crash on reconfiguration if "access_log" was configured
+the router process crashed on reconfiguration if "access_log" was configured
 without listeners.
 </para>
 </change>