diff --git a/docs/src/whatsnew/3.11.rst b/docs/src/whatsnew/3.11.rst
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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
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-   The highlights for this major/minor release of Iris include:
+   The highlights for this minor release of Iris include:
 
    * Iris is now compliant with NumPy v2. See the notes below for how this might
      affect your scripts.