diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/headers/string-operators.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/headers/string-operators.md
index 7de0ccaf..b426b977 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/headers/string-operators.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/headers/string-operators.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ a: |
   cat
 ```
 
-Using `$( exp )` wont work, as it will trim the trailing new line.
+Using `$( exp )` wont work, as it will trim the trailing newline.
 
 ```
 m=$(echo "cat\n") yq -n '.a = strenv(m)'
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ a: |
   cat
 ```
 
-Similarly, if you're trying to set the content from a file, and want a trailing new line:
+Similarly, if you're trying to set the content from a file, and want a trailing newline:
 
 ```
 IFS= read -rd '' output < <(cat my_file)
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/string-operators.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/string-operators.md
index c473a318..71b5be89 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/string-operators.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/string-operators.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ a: |
   cat
 ```
 
-Using `$( exp )` wont work, as it will trim the trailing new line.
+Using `$( exp )` wont work, as it will trim the trailing newline.
 
 ```
 m=$(echo "cat\n") yq -n '.a = strenv(m)'
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ a: |
   cat
 ```
 
-Similarly, if you're trying to set the content from a file, and want a trailing new line:
+Similarly, if you're trying to set the content from a file, and want a trailing newline:
 
 ```
 IFS= read -rd '' output < <(cat my_file)
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/encoder_properties.go b/pkg/yqlib/encoder_properties.go
index e62b3f16..a8d9e6c8 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/encoder_properties.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/encoder_properties.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (pe *propertiesEncoder) PrintLeadingContent(writer io.Writer, content strin
 
 		if errors.Is(errReading, io.EOF) {
 			if readline != "" {
-				// the last comment we read didn't have a new line, put one in
+				// the last comment we read didn't have a newline, put one in
 				if err := writeString(writer, "\n"); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/encoder_yaml.go b/pkg/yqlib/encoder_yaml.go
index ebf7ece7..315a4695 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/encoder_yaml.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/encoder_yaml.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (ye *yamlEncoder) PrintLeadingContent(writer io.Writer, content string) err
 
 		if errors.Is(errReading, io.EOF) {
 			if readline != "" {
-				// the last comment we read didn't have a new line, put one in
+				// the last comment we read didn't have a newline, put one in
 				if err := writeString(writer, "\n"); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_encoder_decoder.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_encoder_decoder.go
index 1c9582d1..877a0902 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_encoder_decoder.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_encoder_decoder.go
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ func encodeOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *Expre
 
 			original := originalList.Front().Value.(*CandidateNode)
 			originalNode := unwrapDoc(original.Node)
-			// original block did not have a new line at the end, get rid of this one too
+			// original block did not have a newline at the end, get rid of this one too
 			if !endWithNewLine.MatchString(originalNode.Value) {
 				stringValue = chomper.ReplaceAllString(stringValue, "")
 			}
 		}
 
-		// dont print a new line when printing json on a single line.
+		// dont print a newline when printing json on a single line.
 		if (preferences.format == JSONOutputFormat && preferences.indent == 0) ||
 			preferences.format == CSVOutputFormat ||
 			preferences.format == TSVOutputFormat {
diff --git a/release_notes.txt b/release_notes.txt
index 073abbc9..77724693 100644
--- a/release_notes.txt
+++ b/release_notes.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 4.30.6:
   - Fixed xml comment in array of scalars #1465
-  - Include blank new lines in leading header preprocessing #1462
+  - Include blank newlines in leading header preprocessing #1462
   - Added aarch64 build (#1261)
   - Bumped dependency versions (#1453)