diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 5ac9d27d19..b949457266 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ Public release of LyX version 1.6.2
 We are pleased to announce the release of LyX 1.6.2. This is the second
 maintenance release in the 1.6.x series. The release introduces some new
 features and user interface improvements, but most notably, a large number
-of major and critical bugs that have been reported by users of LyX 1.6.0 
-and 1.6.1 has been fixed (especially crashes, but also file conversion
-and LaTeX output problems). Furthermore, the performance of the 
-application has been improved.
+of major and critical bugs that were reported by users of LyX 1.6.0 and 
+1.6.1 are fixed (especially crashes, but also file conversion and LaTeX 
+output problems). Furthermore, the performance of the application has been
+improved.
 
 All users of LyX 1.6.1 are strongly encouraged to upgrade to this version.
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1653ea5b36..e809b2246d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ What's new in version 1.6.2?
 -------------------------------
 
 This is the second maintenance release in the 1.6.x series. The release
-introduces some new features and user interface improvements, but most 
-notably, a large number of major and critical bugs that have been reported
-by users of LyX 1.6.0 and 1.6.1 has been fixed (especially crashes, but 
-also file conversion and LaTeX output problems). Furthermore, the 
-performance of the application has been improved.
+introduces some new features and user interface improvements, but most
+notably, a large number of major and critical bugs that were reported by
+users of LyX 1.6.0 and 1.6.1 are fixed (especially crashes, but also file
+conversion and LaTeX output problems). Furthermore, the performance of the
+application has been improved.
 
 
 What's new in version 1.6.1?