diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/edit.js
index c2d26290746d6..0b6714c6fff08 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/edit.js
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class LatestPostsEdit extends Component {
 										key="html"
 									>
 										{ excerptLength < excerpt.trim().split( ' ' ).length ?
-											excerpt.trim().split( ' ', excerptLength ).join( ' ' ) + ' ... <a href=' + post.link + 'target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">' + __( 'Read More' ) + '</a>' :
+											excerpt.trim().split( ' ', excerptLength ).join( ' ' ) + ' ... <a href=' + post.link + 'target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">' + __( 'Read more' ) + '</a>' :
 											excerpt.trim().split( ' ', excerptLength ).join( ' ' ) }
 									</RawHTML>
 								</div>
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/index.php
index de5ba210fb137..81278794f3174 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/index.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function render_block_core_latest_posts( $attributes ) {
 				$list_items_markup .= sprintf(
 					'<a href="%1$s">%2$s</a></div>',
 					esc_url( get_permalink( $post ) ),
-					__( 'Read More' )
+					__( 'Read more' )
 				);
 			} else {
 				$list_items_markup .= sprintf(