diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 58f2269..59d4854 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ trying to commit again.
 
 Improvements and fixes are always appreciated.
 
-Before contribuing, please read our `Code of Conduct <https://github.com/diffpy/diffpy.fourigui/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.rst>`_.
+Before contributing, please read our `Code of Conduct <https://github.com/diffpy/diffpy.fourigui/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.rst>`_.
 
 Contact
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diff --git a/news/doc.rst b/news/doc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1db0a6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/doc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+Fixed 1 typo in README.rst
+Fixed 1 typo in fourigui.py
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>
diff --git a/src/diffpy/fourigui/fourigui.py b/src/diffpy/fourigui/fourigui.py
index f0323f1..1a8ec74 100755
--- a/src/diffpy/fourigui/fourigui.py
+++ b/src/diffpy/fourigui/fourigui.py
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ def applycutoff(self):
         reassign all voxels with distance smaller than qmin and greater than qmax
         from the central voxel to 0.0
         qmin, qmax is loaded from the qmin, qmax input panel
-        currently opperates in units of pixels
+        currently operates in units of pixels
         """
         if not self.cutted: