diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Cursor trails [0.37]
 Show an animated trail when the text cursor makes large jumps making it easy
 to follow cursor movements. Inspired by the similar feature in neovide, but
 works with terminal multiplexers and kitty windows as well. See :pull:`the pull
-request <7970>` for a demonstration video. This feature is optional and can be
+request <7970>` for a demonstration video. This feature is optional and must be
 turned on by the :opt:`cursor_trail` option in :file:`kitty.conf`.