diff --git a/doc/whats_new.rst b/doc/whats_new.rst
index b82f3b19430c78f68e3799ce87b159d77df6b20d..ed9f0ef5a43b9e3411f833a1456ef8c89b7da556 100644
--- a/doc/whats_new.rst
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@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ People
    - 1  Tim Sheerman-Chase
 
 
-.. _changes`__0_8:
+.. _changes_0_8:
 
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