diff --git a/doc/admin/RELEASE_PROCESS.md b/doc/admin/RELEASE_PROCESS.md
index 9cc55eba..6f71e21d 100644
--- a/doc/admin/RELEASE_PROCESS.md
+++ b/doc/admin/RELEASE_PROCESS.md
@@ -104,5 +104,5 @@ release.
 The following Markdown text is suggested at the top of the release note, see old GitHub releases for examples.
 
 ```
-***This release is no longer supported upsteam, please use a more recent release***
+***This release is no longer supported upstream, please use a more recent release***
 ```
diff --git a/src/python/seccomp.pyx b/src/python/seccomp.pyx
index e2f9f2a4..3551aace 100644
--- a/src/python/seccomp.pyx
+++ b/src/python/seccomp.pyx
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ cdef class SyscallFilter:
         Resets the seccomp filter state to an initial default state, if a
         default filter action is not specified in the reset call the
         original action will be reused.  This function does not affect any
-        seccomp filters alread loaded into the kernel.
+        seccomp filters already loaded into the kernel.
         """
         if defaction == -1:
             defaction = self._defaction
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ cdef class SyscallFilter:
 
         In the case where the specific rule is not valid on a specific
         architecture, e.g. socket() on 32-bit x86, this method rewrites
-        the rule to the best possible match.  If you don't want this fule
+        the rule to the best possible match.  If you don't want this rule
         rewriting to take place use add_rule_exactly().
         """
         cdef libseccomp.scmp_arg_cmp c_arg[6]
diff --git a/tests/regression b/tests/regression
index d28b8482..746cea9a 100755
--- a/tests/regression
+++ b/tests/regression
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ function run_test_bpf_sim() {
 
 		# if ranges exist, the following will loop through all syscall
 		# and arg ranges and generate/run every combination of requested
-		# tests; if no ranges were specifed, then the single test is
+		# tests; if no ranges were specified, then the single test is
 		# run
 		for sys in $(get_seq $low_syscall $high_syscall); do
 		for arg0 in $(get_seq ${low_arg[0]} ${high_arg[0]}); do
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ function run_test_bpf_sim() {
 				return
 			fi
 
-			# simulate the specifed syscall against the BPF filter
+			# simulate the specified syscall against the BPF filter
 			# and verify the results
 			action=$($GLBL_SYS_SIM -a $simarch -f $tmpfile \
 				 -s $sys ${arg[0]} ${arg[1]} ${arg[2]} \