diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2357cb35889eae2edb0964457f08085c5e772114..96636a8c46a79c8c9416f020f654de5b14283005 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ documents those changes that are of interest to users and admins.
     data structures. Add environment variable SLURM_STEP_RESV_PORTS to
     show what ports are reserved for a job step.
  -- NOTE: Cold-start (without preserving state) required for upgrade from 
-    version 1.4.0-pre7. 
+    version 1.4.0-pre7.
 
 * Changes in SLURM 1.4.0-pre7
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