diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 4db9f7947..aa6badbb4 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ VI.   PROBLEMS CORRECTED AND NEW FEATURES IN PRIOR RELEASES
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 4.4.16.1
 
-2)  Beginning with 4.4.16, compilation would fail if an empty shell
+1)  Beginning with 4.4.16, compilation would fail if an empty shell
     variable was referenced in a config file on a system where /bin/sh
     is the Bourne Again Shell (bash).