diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/snmp-driver-udp-transport-settings-67419be988fcff40.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/snmp-driver-udp-transport-settings-67419be988fcff40.yaml
index eae9c8271f..aef8244acb 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/snmp-driver-udp-transport-settings-67419be988fcff40.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/snmp-driver-udp-transport-settings-67419be988fcff40.yaml
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ features:
     Some SNMP devices take longer than others to respond.
     The new Ironic configuration settings ``[snmp]/udp_transport_retries``
     and ``[snmp]/udp_transport_timeout`` allow to change the number of
-    retries and the timeout values respectively for the the SNMP driver.
+    retries and the timeout values respectively for the SNMP driver.