diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
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--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ API docs.
 
 Document that ``doctest_skip_exe()`` lines in doctest should be ignored.
 
-Improve internal ``tools.deprecate_positional_args()` decorator
+Improve internal ``tools.deprecate_positional_args()`` decorator
 and fix incorect test assertion.
 
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