diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml
index 660476e9d4..a0a8092120 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ Author: Thomas Munro <tmunro@postgresql.org>
      </para>
 
      <para>
-      This was used to promote a standby to primary, but is now easier
+      This was used to promote a standby to primary, but is now more easily
       accomplished with <link linkend="app-pg-ctl"><literal>pg_ctl
       promote</literal></link> or <link
       linkend="functions-recovery-control-table"><function>pg_promote()</function></link>.