diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.1.3.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.1.3.rst
index acf1dafc59885..af714b1bb2ab1 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.1.3.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.1.3.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Enhancements
 Added support for new Python version
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-Pandas 1.1.3 now supports Python 3.9 (:issue:`36296`).
+pandas 1.1.3 now supports Python 3.9 (:issue:`36296`).
 
 Development Changes
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