diff --git a/Porting/release_announcement_template.txt b/Porting/release_announcement_template.txt
index 712088d0c92e..c9ca2b59c775 100644
--- a/Porting/release_announcement_template.txt
+++ b/Porting/release_announcement_template.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ https://metacpan.org/release/[AUTHOR]/perl-5.[VERSION.SUBVERSION]/view/pod/perld
 
 [ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SECTION FROM PERLDELTA]
 
-We expect to release version [NEXT BLEAD VERSION.SUBVERSION] on [FUTURE DATE].
+We expect to release version 5.[NEXT BLEAD VERSION.SUBVERSION] on [FUTURE DATE].
 The next major stable release of Perl should appear in the first half of 2024.
 
 [YOUR SALUTATION HERE]