diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 28c5fc5..a1236b6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ cowplot 0.8.0.9000
   marginal plots and plot annotations simpler
 - Now export the `plot_to_gtable` function which converts most
   anything into a gtable for further use with cowplot
-- Added `inhert.aes = FALSE` to draw functions where needed
+- Added `inherit.aes = FALSE` to draw functions where needed
 - Added examples to various draw functions
 - Added draw_image() function to draw images onto plots