diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.3rc1.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.3rc1.rst
index f07bf9072bd616..b79b7bf3308640 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.3rc1.rst
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.3rc1.rst
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Wozniski.
 
 Fix a possible :exc:`SystemError` in ``math.{atan2,copysign,remainder}()``
 when the first argument cannot be converted to a :class:`float`. Patch by
-Zachary Spytz.
+Zackery Spytz.
 
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