diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-8.4.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-8.4.sgml
index ae8deb9ec0d..45972c23959 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release-8.4.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-8.4.sgml
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
 
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      Fix rare <literal>GROUP BY</> query error caused by improperly processed date type
-      modifiers (Tom Lane)
+      Fix rare <literal>GROUP BY</> query error caused by improperly
+      processed data type modifiers (Tom Lane)
      </para>
     </listitem>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml
index 4664df33b68..fdd6baafb52 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@
 
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      Fix rare <literal>GROUP BY</> query error caused by improperly processed date type
-      modifiers (Tom Lane)
+      Fix rare <literal>GROUP BY</> query error caused by improperly
+      processed data type modifiers (Tom Lane)
      </para>
     </listitem>