diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/kong/optimize_keepalive_parameters.yml b/changelog/unreleased/kong/optimize_keepalive_parameters.yml
index d35185f9be7..49ec8baf6d4 100644
--- a/changelog/unreleased/kong/optimize_keepalive_parameters.yml
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/kong/optimize_keepalive_parameters.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-message: Bumped default values of `nginx_http_keepalive_requests` and `upstream_keepalive_max_requests` to 10000.
+message: Bumped default values of `nginx_http_keepalive_requests` and `upstream_keepalive_max_requests` to `10000`.
 type: performance
 scope: Configuration