diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/5.0.0.rst b/docs/releasenotes/5.0.0.rst
index 2bbeed11f..6f61fbd85 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes/5.0.0.rst
+++ b/docs/releasenotes/5.0.0.rst
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Decompression Bombs now raise Exceptions
 
 Pillow has previously emitted warnings for images that are
 unexpectedly large and may be a denial of service. These warnings are
-now upgraded to ``DecompressionBombError``s for images that are twice
+now upgraded to ``DecompressionBombError``\s for images that are twice
 the size of images that trigger the ``DecompressionBombWarning``. The
 default threshold is 128Mpx, or 0.5GB for an ``RGB`` or ``RGBA``
 image. This can be disabled or changed by setting