diff --git a/documentation/releasenotes.rst b/documentation/releasenotes.rst
index ac6c67d..e47807f 100644
--- a/documentation/releasenotes.rst
+++ b/documentation/releasenotes.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 Release Notes
 =============
 
+1.5.2 (UNRELEASED)
+------------------
+
+* ioc: promote DBE_ALARM only to also fetch value.
+
 1.5.1 (Feb 2026)
 ----------------
 
diff --git a/example/ticker.cpp b/example/ticker.cpp
index 582fdf3..2d0b263 100644
--- a/example/ticker.cpp
+++ b/example/ticker.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         // words, doing
         //     auto val = nt::NTScalar{TypeCode::UInt32}.create();
         // won't work because it creates a different NTScalar instance. Either
-        // keep reusing the same Value, clone the existing Value, or keep aroud
+        // keep reusing the same Value, clone the existing Value, or keep around
         // the type instance and create values from there.
         auto val = initial.cloneEmpty();