diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.3.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.3.0.rst
index ff1c6ebf7aae2..9908e66776bf3 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.3.0.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.3.0.rst
@@ -1189,3 +1189,5 @@ Other
 
 Contributors
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+
+.. contributors:: v1.2.4..v1.3.0|HEAD