diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 26330177..02a0bb25 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     "use_repository_button": True,
     "use_edit_page_button": True,
     "use_issues_button": True,
-    "announcement": "<p><b>v0.19</b> is now out! See the Changelog for details</p>",
+    "announcement": "<b>v0.19</b> is now out! See the Changelog for details",
 }
 # OpenGraph metadata
 ogp_site_url = "https://myst-parser.readthedocs.io/en/latest"