diff --git a/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.9.xml b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.9.xml
index 9955bc24a..3c7b485a8 100644
--- a/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.9.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.9.xml
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ main = do
   for Hydra to ensure that a Hydra jobset only refers to its declared
   inputs (and is therefore reproducible).</para></listitem>
 
-  <listitem><para><command>nix-env</command> now only created a new
+  <listitem><para><command>nix-env</command> now only creates a new
   “generation” symlink in <filename>/nix/var/nix/profiles</filename>
   if something actually changed.</para></listitem>