diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-13.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-13.sgml
index b893b7d6c3..22363a186b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release-13.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-13.sgml
@@ -2271,7 +2271,7 @@ Author: Robert Haas <rhaas@postgresql.org>
 
       <para>
        A new tool <link
-       linkend="app-pgverifybackup"><application>pg_verifybackup</application>"</link>
+       linkend="app-pgverifybackup"><application>pg_verifybackup</application></link>
        can verify backups.
       </para>
      </listitem>