diff --git a/docs/relnotes/25.3.6.rst b/docs/relnotes/25.3.6.rst
index c725f3d6ed5..72438bc336e 100644
--- a/docs/relnotes/25.3.6.rst
+++ b/docs/relnotes/25.3.6.rst
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Dylan Baker (9):
 Eric Engestrom (2):
 
 - bin/gen_release_notes: fix support for python 3.14
-- pick-ui: add \`Backport-to: *` as a synonym to \`Cc: mesa-stable`
+- pick-ui: add \`Backport-to: \*` as a synonym to \`Cc: mesa-stable`
 
 Eric R. Smith (1):