diff --git a/buildSrc/src/test/resources/plugin.xml b/buildSrc/src/test/resources/plugin.xml
index f9464b5a5dd..8e21135e719 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/test/resources/plugin.xml
+++ b/buildSrc/src/test/resources/plugin.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <mojos>
     <mojo>
       <goal>build-info</goal>
-      <description>Generate a {@code build-info.properties} file based the content of the current
+      <description>Generate a {@code build-info.properties} file based on the content of the current
 {@link MavenProject}.</description>
       <requiresDirectInvocation>false</requiresDirectInvocation>
       <requiresProject>true</requiresProject>
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/BuildInfoMojo.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/BuildInfoMojo.java
index 32ad6f6003e..0744c0755db 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/BuildInfoMojo.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/BuildInfoMojo.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.loader.tools.BuildPropertiesWriter.NullAdditiona
 import org.springframework.boot.loader.tools.BuildPropertiesWriter.ProjectDetails;
 
 /**
- * Generate a {@code build-info.properties} file based the content of the current
+ * Generate a {@code build-info.properties} file based on the content of the current
  * {@link MavenProject}.
  *
  * @author Stephane Nicoll