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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Neutron Release Notes Howto
 
 Release notes are a new feature for documenting new features in
 OpenStack projects. Background on the process, tooling, and
-methodology is documented in a `mailing list post by Doug Hellman <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-November/078301.html>`_.
+methodology is documented in a `mailing list post by Doug Hellmann <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-November/078301.html>`_.
 
 For information on how to create release notes, please consult the
 `Release Notes documentation <http://docs.openstack.org/developer/reno/>`_.