diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 7b7e23b3048..d6d8dff29ad 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Release 0.23.2 - UNRELEASED
     MAPREDUCE-3877 Add a test to formalise the current state transitions
     of the yarn lifecycle. (stevel)
 
-    OPTIMIZATIONS
+  OPTIMIZATIONS
 
   BUG FIXES
     MAPREDUCE-3862.  Nodemanager can appear to hang on shutdown due to lingering