diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
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--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Deprecated
 Features added
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+.. rst-class:: compact
+
 * Add optional ``description`` argument to
   :meth:`~sphinx.application.Sphinx.add_config_value`.
   Patch by Chris Sewell.