diff --git a/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-312/UnmaskedSecretExposure.md b/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-312/UnmaskedSecretExposure.md
index 6c681856a7b3..3c56374f9931 100644
--- a/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-312/UnmaskedSecretExposure.md
+++ b/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-312/UnmaskedSecretExposure.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Description
 
-Secrets derived from other secrets are not know to the workflow runner and therefore not masked unless explicitly registered.
+Secrets derived from other secrets are not known to the workflow runner and therefore not masked unless explicitly registered.
 
 ## Recommendations