diff --git a/doc/en/announce/release-2.8.3.rst b/doc/en/announce/release-2.8.3.rst
index 4c2873a14..70a5a86c1 100644
--- a/doc/en/announce/release-2.8.3.rst
+++ b/doc/en/announce/release-2.8.3.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pytest-2.8.3: bug fixes
 
 pytest is a mature Python testing tool with more than a 1100 tests
 against itself, passing on many different interpreters and platforms.
-This release is supposed to be drop-in compatible to 2.8.1.
+This release is supposed to be drop-in compatible to 2.8.2.
 
 See below for the changes and see docs at: