diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
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+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ Features added
 Bugs fixed
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-* #11418: Remove distutils entry point and any other references to
-  ``setup_command`` from pyproject.toml
+* #11418: Clean up remaining references to ``sphinx.setup_command``
+  following the removal of support for setuptools.
+  Patch by Willem.
 
 Testing
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