diff --git a/docs/releases/2.2.21.txt b/docs/releases/2.2.21.txt
index f32aeadff7..2302df4285 100644
--- a/docs/releases/2.2.21.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/2.2.21.txt
@@ -13,5 +13,4 @@ CVE-2021-31542: Potential directory-traversal via uploaded files
 directory-traversal via uploaded files with suitably crafted file names.
 
 In order to mitigate this risk, stricter basename and path sanitation is now
-applied. Specifically, empty file names and paths with dot segments will be
-rejected.
+applied.