diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.11.2.rst b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.11.2.rst
index 05e0cbc022..f168922554 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.11.2.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.11.2.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Deprecations
 
 Enhancements
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-* Reduced space requirements by removing tests and test files from wheel.
+* Reduced space requirements by excluding tests and test files from wheel.
   Zipped wheel is now 66% of the previous size, and installed size is 50% of
   the previous size.
   (:issue:`2271`, :pull:`2277`)