diff --git a/source/release-notes/3.4-compatibility.txt b/source/release-notes/3.4-compatibility.txt
index 55560142d5f..9ac495f1589 100644
--- a/source/release-notes/3.4-compatibility.txt
+++ b/source/release-notes/3.4-compatibility.txt
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ MongoDB 3.4 enforces a stricter validation of collection options during
 namely, the specified options must be valid options supported by
 :dbcommand:`create` and :method:`db.createCollection()`.
 
-For example, the following operation are no longer valid:
+For example, the following operation is no longer valid:
 
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