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@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - panel kitten: Allow specifying panel size in pixels in addition to cells
 
-- Fix a regression in 0.36.0 that caused using = with single letter options to
-  no longer work correctly (:iss:`8556`)
+- Fix a regression in 0.36.0 that caused using = with single letter command
+  line flags to no longer work correctly (:iss:`8556`)
 
 - Single instance: Preserve environment variables from invoking environment in
   newly created window (:disc:`8567`)