diff --git a/README b/README
index 854f74b..b9b8086 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Imlib2 requires several libraries to be already installed. These are:
 
 libjpeg          http://www.ijg.org/
 libpng           http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
-freetype 1.2     http://www.freetype.org/
+freetype 2.1.x   http://www.freetype.org/
 
 
 For examples of this library in use, seek:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f8a384e..12e3d0b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(freetype-config,
 		])  
 if [ test -z $PROG_CONFIG ]; then
     echo $PROG " is not in your \$PATH. Please ensure it is.";
-    echo "You may need to install the librarya and/or development packages";
+    echo "You may need to install the library and/or development packages";
     echo "that contain this configure-script.";
     echo "FATAL ERROR. ABORT.";
     exit -1;
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5dfe31e..066b9de 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(freetype-config,
 		])
 if [ test -z $PROG_CONFIG ]; then
     echo $PROG " is not in your \$PATH. Please ensure it is.";
-    echo "You may need to install the librarya and/or development packages";
+    echo "You may need to install the library and/or development packages";
     echo "that contain this configure-script.";
     echo "FATAL ERROR. ABORT.";
     exit -1;