diff --git a/docs/releases/1.6.txt b/docs/releases/1.6.txt
index a3b40aec28..1c184ea170 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.6.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.6.txt
@@ -368,10 +368,9 @@ Minor features
 * The default iteration count for the PBKDF2 password hasher has been
   increased by 20%. This backwards compatible change will not affect
   existing passwords or users who have subclassed
-  `django.contrib.auth.hashers.PBKDF2PasswordHasher`` to change the
+  ``django.contrib.auth.hashers.PBKDF2PasswordHasher`` to change the
   default value.
 
-
 Backwards incompatible changes in 1.6
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