diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 30d911e374a..992b70e615f 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ Tools/Demos
 Documentation
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-- Issue #14707: remove doubled words in docs and docstrings
+- Issue #17047: remove doubled words in docs and docstrings
   reported by Serhiy Storchaka and Matthew Barnett.
 
 - Issue #16406: combine the pages for uploading and registering to PyPI.