diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7713731..03a5646 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ images that were updated along with the resource kind and name e.g.:
 ```yaml
 spec:
   commit:
-    messsageTemplate: |
+    messageTemplate: |
       Automated image update
       
       Automation name: {{ .AutomationObject }}
diff --git a/docs/spec/v1alpha1/imageupdateautomations.md b/docs/spec/v1alpha1/imageupdateautomations.md
index 8fa7f8d..6cd47a3 100644
--- a/docs/spec/v1alpha1/imageupdateautomations.md
+++ b/docs/spec/v1alpha1/imageupdateautomations.md
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ want to put tokens in to control how CI reacts to commits made by automation. Fo
 ```yaml
 spec:
   commit:
-    messsageTemplate: |
+    messageTemplate: |
       Automated image update by Flux
       
       [ci skip]
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ an example of using the fields and methods in a template:
 ```yaml
 spec:
   commit:
-    messsageTemplate: |
+    messageTemplate: |
       Automated image update
       
       Automation name: {{ .AutomationObject }}