diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index a8abdb4c341..08cd1d38512 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -706,6 +706,9 @@ Release 2.8.0 - UNRELEASED
     MAPREDUCE-6610. JobHistoryEventHandler should not swallow timeline response
     (Li Lu via jianhe)
 
+    MAPREDUCE-6563. Streaming documentation contains a stray '%' character.
+    (cnauroth)
+
 Release 2.7.3 - UNRELEASED
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-streaming/src/site/markdown/HadoopStreaming.md.vm b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-streaming/src/site/markdown/HadoopStreaming.md.vm
index 222335296b3..cc8ed692a12 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-streaming/src/site/markdown/HadoopStreaming.md.vm
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-streaming/src/site/markdown/HadoopStreaming.md.vm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%<!---
+<!---
   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   You may obtain a copy of the License at