diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 566a39bc..52868e98 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ New features:
   (:ticket:`#503`).
 - `~connection.isolation_level` is now writable and entirely separated from
   `~connection.autocommit`; added `~connection.readonly`,
-  `connection.deferrable` writable attributes.
+  `~connection.deferrable` writable attributes.
 
 Bug fixes: