diff --git a/changelog/4911.feature.rst b/changelog/4911.feature.rst
index 5106e6fb9..5aef92d76 100644
--- a/changelog/4911.feature.rst
+++ b/changelog/4911.feature.rst
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Doctest can be now skipped dynamically with `pytest.skip`.
+Doctests can be skipped now dynamically using ``pytest.skip()``.
diff --git a/src/_pytest/outcomes.py b/src/_pytest/outcomes.py
index b08dbc7b3..06532dc62 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/outcomes.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/outcomes.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def skip(msg="", **kwargs):
 
     This function should be called only during testing (setup, call or teardown) or
     during collection by using the ``allow_module_level`` flag.  This function can
-    be called in doctest as well.
+    be called in doctests as well.
 
     :kwarg bool allow_module_level: allows this function to be called at
         module level, skipping the rest of the module. Default to False.