diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/xml/security/signature/SignatureProperties.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/xml/security/signature/SignatureProperties.java
index f297a57..258ebf1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/xml/security/signature/SignatureProperties.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/xml/security/signature/SignatureProperties.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 /**
  * Handles <code>&lt;ds:SignatureProperties&gt;</code> elements
- * This Element holds {@link SignatureProperty} that contian additional information items
+ * This Element holds {@link SignatureProperty} properties that contain additional information items
  * concerning the generation of the signature.
  * for example, data-time stamp, serial number of cryptographic hardware.
  *