diff --git a/docs/releases/1.4.rst b/docs/releases/1.4.rst
index 49d659b54..c60c8536b 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.4.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.4.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ What's new
 Custom document models
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-The `Document` model can now be overridden using the new `WAGTAILDOCS_DOCUMENT_MODEL` setting. This works in the same way that `WAGTAILIMAGES_IMAGE_MODEL` works for `Image`.
+The ``Document`` model can now be overridden using the new ``WAGTAILDOCS_DOCUMENT_MODEL`` setting. This works in the same way that ``WAGTAILIMAGES_IMAGE_MODEL`` works for ``Image``.
 
 Minor features
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