diff --git a/docs/releases/1.4-beta-1.txt b/docs/releases/1.4-beta-1.txt
index 124a5353ae..a3b8ef07d5 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.4-beta-1.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.4-beta-1.txt
@@ -504,8 +504,8 @@ project, there is a :ref:`migration guide <time-zones-migration-guide>`.
 Two new date format strings
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Two new :tfilter:`date` formats for use in template filters, template tags
-and :ref:`format-localization`:
+Two new :tfilter:`date` formats were added for use in template filters,
+template tags and :ref:`format-localization`:
 
 - ``e`` -- the name of the timezone of the given datetime object
 - ``o`` -- the ISO 8601 year number
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.4.txt b/docs/releases/1.4.txt
index 862e109632..1932b94fca 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.4.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.4.txt
@@ -492,8 +492,8 @@ documentation<assertions>` for more.
 Two new date format strings
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Two new :tfilter:`date` formats for use in template filters, template tags
-and :ref:`format-localization`:
+Two new :tfilter:`date` formats were added for use in template filters,
+template tags and :ref:`format-localization`:
 
 - ``e`` -- the name of the timezone of the given datetime object
 - ``o`` -- the ISO 8601 year number