diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 5172009..cd5c709 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # How to contribute
 
 1. PRs should target a development branch to be merged into master
-2. Its best if you create your PR with the following text,
+2. It's best if you create your PR with the following text,
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 Problem: So and so
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 648dd76..5d430ba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the O
 
 ## TODO
 
-* SHA256 needs to be verified if its working fully
-* SHA512 needs to be verified if its working fully
+* SHA256 needs to be verified if it's working fully
+* SHA512 needs to be verified if it's working fully