diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.0.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.0.0.rst
index ce078bfd4a6a9..989cc9b5d78c2 100755
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.0.0.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.0.0.rst
@@ -1292,4 +1292,4 @@ Other
 Contributors
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-.. contributors:: v0.25.3..v1.0.0rc0
+.. contributors:: v0.25.3..v1.0.0