diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-18.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-18.sgml
index 9a6e4fb8d0e..92859b5b741 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release-18.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-18.sgml
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ Author: David Rowley <drowley@postgresql.org>
 
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-Allow partitions to be pruned more efficienty (Ashutosh Bapat, Yuya Watari, David Rowley)
+Improve the efficiency of joins involving partitions (Ashutosh Bapat, Yuya Watari, David Rowley)
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@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ Author: Amit Langote <amitlan@postgresql.org>
 
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-Avoid the locking of pruned partitions during planning (Amit Langote)
+Avoid the locking of pruned partitions during execution (Amit Langote)
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