diff --git a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/encryption/certificates/Certificates.java b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/encryption/certificates/Certificates.java
index 4f3a5bc8..05ba6eef 100644
--- a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/encryption/certificates/Certificates.java
+++ b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/encryption/certificates/Certificates.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public static CertPath toCertPath(Certificate certificate) throws CertificateExc
     return cf.generateCertPath(Collections.singletonList(certificate));
   }
 
-  /** Appends an CertPath to another {@link CertPath} as children. */
+  /** Appends a CertPath to another {@link CertPath} as children. */
   public static CertPath appendCertPath(CertPath parent, Certificate child)
       throws CertificateException {
     CertificateFactory cf = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509");