diff --git a/news/2018-briar-1.1-released.html b/news/2018-briar-1.1-released.html
index 760a861abf0d55de43c4990ff816d47dec78499e..4ade51f28f17b2993cb3c91da801ee0d28a4a878 100644
--- a/news/2018-briar-1.1-released.html
+++ b/news/2018-briar-1.1-released.html
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 
         <p>
           To protect the user's privacy when other people are using the device,
-          this release allows to lock Briar without signing out.
+          this release makes it possible to lock Briar without signing out.
           The device's PIN or password is needed to unlock the app.
           On recent versions of Android, the app can also be unlocked with a fingerprint.
         </p>