diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/7.1.1.rst b/docs/releasenotes/7.1.1.rst
index 9bfa28399..4c33adf8e 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes/7.1.1.rst
+++ b/docs/releasenotes/7.1.1.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Fix regression seeking PNG files
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-This fixes a regression introduced 7.1.0 when adding support for APNG files when calling
+This fixes a regression introduced in 7.1.0 when adding support for APNG files when calling
 ``seek`` and ``tell``:
 
 .. code-block:: python