diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
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+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Bugs fixed
 * #11715: Apply ``tls_verify`` and ``tls_cacerts`` config to
   ``ImageDownloader``.
   Patch by Nick Touran.
-* #11433: Added the ``linkcheck_allow_unauthorized`` configuration option.
+* #11433: Added the :confval:`linkcheck_allow_unauthorized` configuration option.
   Set this option to ``False`` to report HTTP 401 (unauthorized) server
   responses as broken.
   Patch by James Addison.