diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
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--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Incompatible changes
 
 Deprecated
 ----------
-* #13037: Deprecate the `fix_refuris` method of the `SingleHTMLBuilder`, with
-  removal planned for version 9.0 of Sphinx.
+* #13037: Deprecate the ``SingleHTMLBuilder.fix_refuris`` method, with removal
+  planned for version 9.0 of Sphinx.
   Patch by James Addison.
 
 Features added