diff --git a/pep-0689.rst b/pep-0689.rst
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--- a/pep-0689.rst
+++ b/pep-0689.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Post-History: `27-Apr-2022 <https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@pyt
 Deferral note
 ===============
 
-This PR was accepted provided that function names in the unstable API start
+This PEP was accepted provided that function names in the unstable API start
 with leading underscores. Unfortunately, this uncovered wider disagreement
 about the meaning of leading underscores. The PEP's author is not comfortable
 pushing the PEP forward before we agree on what a leading underscore means.