diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Other changes:
   Bugzilla report 36772.
 * added searchparents attribute to <available>. Bugzilla report 39549.
 
-* tasks that don't extend Ant's Task class can will now get the build file
+* tasks that don't extend Ant's Task class will now get the build file
   location reflected into a method of the signature void setLocation(Location)
   - if such a method exists.