diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst
index 78ebe6e8e2c166..7d2b46b4db1f33 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst
@@ -1626,7 +1626,10 @@ locale
   use :func:`locale.format_string` instead.
   (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`94226`.)
 
-* ``smtpd``: The module has been removed according to the schedule in :pep:`594`,
+smtpd
+-----
+
+* The module has been removed according to the schedule in :pep:`594`,
   having been deprecated in Python 3.4.7 and 3.5.4.
   Use aiosmtpd_ PyPI module or any other
   :mod:`asyncio`-based server instead.