diff --git a/packages/rich-text/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/rich-text/CHANGELOG.md
index 95af2d6d979fb..7c0ae63993c7a 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/rich-text/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Deprecations
+
+-   Update deprecation message for the `useAnchorRef` hook ([#45195](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/45195)).
+
 ## 5.18.0 (2022-10-19)
 
 ## 5.17.0 (2022-10-05)
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/component/use-anchor-ref.js b/packages/rich-text/src/component/use-anchor-ref.js
index a66a7bbbeb2de..b8452b874f440 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/component/use-anchor-ref.js
+++ b/packages/rich-text/src/component/use-anchor-ref.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import { getActiveFormat } from '../get-active-format';
 export function useAnchorRef( { ref, value, settings = {} } ) {
 	deprecated( '`useAnchorRef` hook', {
 		since: '6.1',
-		version: '6.3',
 		alternative: '`useAnchor` hook',
 	} );