diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.9.0a5.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.9.0a5.rst
index 01cbd442342..ede281b7a9b 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.9.0a5.rst
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.9.0a5.rst
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ exits before trying to take the GIL.
 
 Fix a possible :exc:`SystemError` in ``math.{atan2,copysign,remainder}()``
 when the first argument cannot be converted to a :class:`float`. Patch by
-Zachary Spytz.
+Zackery Spytz.
 
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