diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/java/persistence.rst b/akka-docs/rst/java/persistence.rst
index 06646e2273..77e9ff47ec 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/java/persistence.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/java/persistence.rst
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ Event Adapters
 
   Complete documentation featuring use-cases and implementation examples for this feature will follow shortly.
 
-In long running projects using event sourcing sometimes the need arrises to detach the data model from the domain model
+In long running projects using event sourcing sometimes the need arises to detach the data model from the domain model
 completely.
 
 Event Adapters help in situations where:
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/scala/persistence.rst b/akka-docs/rst/scala/persistence.rst
index ade378cf4b..c8e3586fdb 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/scala/persistence.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/scala/persistence.rst
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ Event Adapters
 
   Complete documentation featuring use-cases and implementation examples for this feature will follow shortly.
 
-In long running projects using event sourcing sometimes the need arrises to detach the data model from the domain model
+In long running projects using event sourcing sometimes the need arises to detach the data model from the domain model
 completely.
 
 Event Adapters help in situations where: