diff --git a/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md b/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md
index bf378a3f94827..261e463589c05 100644
--- a/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md
+++ b/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md
@@ -408,8 +408,7 @@ https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/main/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md#verify
 The test procedure for contributors and members of the community who would like to test this RC is described in:
 https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/main/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md#verify-the-release-candidate-by-contributors
 
-
-Please note that the version number excludes the \`rcX\` string, so it's now
+Please note that the version number excludes the 'rcX' string, so it's now
 simply ${VERSION_WITHOUT_RC}. This will allow us to rename the artifact without modifying
 the artifact checksums when we actually release.