diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/JpegFormat.cs b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/JpegFormat.cs
index ababe8679..f797985f3 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/JpegFormat.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor/Imaging/Formats/JpegFormat.cs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public override Image Save(string path, Image image, long bitDepth)
             return image;
         }
 
-        // System.Drawing's jpeg encoder throws when proprietory tags are included in the metadata
+        // System.Drawing's jpeg encoder throws when proprietary tags are included in the metadata
         // https://github.com/JimBobSquarePants/ImageProcessor/issues/811
         private static void SantizeMetadata(Image image)
         {