diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index 475b13705..ea1055ecc 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ std::string configurationDefaults =
   "expressions=infix                              # Prefer infix over postfix expressions\n"
   "json.array=1                                   # Enclose JSON output in [ ]\n"
   "abbreviation.minimum=2                         # Shortest allowed abbreviation\n"
-  "news.version=                                  # Latest version higlights read by the user\n"
+  "news.version=                                  # Latest version highlights read by the user\n"
   "\n"
   "# Dates\n"
   "dateformat=Y-M-D                               # Preferred input and display date format\n"
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdCustom.cpp b/src/commands/CmdCustom.cpp
index 8c4310b0c..c3c59aaf6 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdCustom.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdCustom.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ int CmdCustom::execute (std::string& output)
     rc = 1;
   }
 
-  // Inform user about the new release higlights if not presented yet
+  // Inform user about the new release highlights if not presented yet
   if (Context::getContext ().config.get ("news.version") != "2.6.0")
   {
     std::random_device device;
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ int CmdCustom::execute (std::string& output)
 
     std::string NEWS_NOTICE = (
       "Recently upgraded to 2.6.0. "
-      "Please run 'task news' to read higlights about the new release."
+      "Please run 'task news' to read highlights about the new release."
     );
 
     // 1 in 10 chance to display the message.
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdNews.cpp b/src/commands/CmdNews.cpp
index c41d56b42..9f5dcfdd3 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdNews.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdNews.cpp
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ int CmdNews::execute (std::string& output)
 
   if (! full_summary && major_items)
     Context::getContext ().footnote (format (
-      "Only major higlights were displayed ({1} out of {2} total).\n"
+      "Only major highlights were displayed ({1} out of {2} total).\n"
       "If you're interested in more release highlights, run 'task news {3} minor'.",
       items.size (),
       total_highlights,