diff --git a/doc/design/encryption.mdwn b/doc/design/encryption.mdwn
index a30e7f334d..1c64566c15 100644
--- a/doc/design/encryption.mdwn
+++ b/doc/design/encryption.mdwn
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ the cipher can get access to whatever other credentials are needed to
 use the special remote.
 
 For example, the S3 special remote does this if configured with
-embedcreds=yet.
+embedcreds=yes.
 
 ## risks
 
diff --git a/doc/tips/publishing_your_files_to_the_public/old_method.mdwn b/doc/tips/publishing_your_files_to_the_public/old_method.mdwn
index 5409dda0d9..fe304cda24 100644
--- a/doc/tips/publishing_your_files_to_the_public/old_method.mdwn
+++ b/doc/tips/publishing_your_files_to_the_public/old_method.mdwn
@@ -85,4 +85,4 @@ for a bucket, in the AWS dashboard.
     }
 
 This should not be necessary if using a new enough version
-of git-annex, which can instead be configured with public=yet.
+of git-annex, which can instead be configured with public=yes.