diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ironic-11-prelude-6dae469633823f8d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ironic-11-prelude-6dae469633823f8d.yaml
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--- a/releasenotes/notes/ironic-11-prelude-6dae469633823f8d.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ironic-11-prelude-6dae469633823f8d.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-prelude: >
+prelude: |
     I R O N I C turns the dial to `11`
 
     In preparation for the OpenStack Rocky development cycle release,