diff --git a/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-0.8.xml b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-0.8.xml
index 784b26c6b..825798fa9 100644
--- a/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-0.8.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-0.8.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 <para>NOTE: the hashing scheme in Nix 0.8 changed (as detailed below).
 As a result, <command>nix-pull</command> manifests and channels built
-for Nix 0.7 and below will now work anymore.  However, the Nix
+for Nix 0.7 and below will not work anymore.  However, the Nix
 expression language has not changed, so you can still build from
 source.  Also, existing user environments continue to work.  Nix 0.8
 will automatically upgrade the database schema of previous