diff --git a/docs/release_notes.rst b/docs/release_notes.rst
index 04a456b71..a239f73c4 100644
--- a/docs/release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/release_notes.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ tagged yet.
 
 .. note::
 
-   Attention maintainers: that these release notes may be updated with information
+   Attention maintainers: these release notes may be updated with information
    about a forthcoming release that has not been tagged yet. A release is only
    official when it's tagged and posted to PyPI.