diff --git a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
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--- a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
+++ b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
 💼 Internal
 ===========
 
-#. `@bouweandela` removed a workaround in :func:`~iris.cube.Cube.merge` for an
+#. `@bouweandela`_ removed a workaround in :meth:`~iris.cube.CubeList.merge` for an
    issue with :func:`dask.array.stack` which has been solved since 2017. (:pull:`5923`)