diff --git a/command/pr.go b/command/pr.go
index d1cb7e5be..1e0c43aa3 100644
--- a/command/pr.go
+++ b/command/pr.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func prList(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(prs) == 0 {
-		colorErr := colorableErr(cmd) // Send to stderr because otherwise when piping this command it would seem like the "no open prs" message is acually a pr
+		colorErr := colorableErr(cmd) // Send to stderr because otherwise when piping this command it would seem like the "no open prs" message is actually a pr
 		msg := "There are no open pull requests"
 
 		userSetFlags := false
diff --git a/update/update.go b/update/update.go
index 42eb5955f..5a96bed56 100644
--- a/update/update.go
+++ b/update/update.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type StateEntry struct {
 	LatestRelease      ReleaseInfo `yaml:"latest_release"`
 }
 
-// CheckForUpdate checks whether this software has had a newer relase on GitHub
+// CheckForUpdate checks whether this software has had a newer release on GitHub
 func CheckForUpdate(client *api.Client, stateFilePath, repo, currentVersion string) (*ReleaseInfo, error) {
 	latestRelease, err := getLatestReleaseInfo(client, stateFilePath, repo, currentVersion)
 	if err != nil {