diff --git a/docs/source/whatsnew/version0.9.txt b/docs/source/whatsnew/version0.9.txt
index 5887c5e..3d73ee2 100644
--- a/docs/source/whatsnew/version0.9.txt
+++ b/docs/source/whatsnew/version0.9.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ New features
 ------------
 
 * All furl files and security certificates are now put in a read-only
-  directory named ~./ipython/security.
+  directory named ~/.ipython/security.
 
 * A single function :func:`get_ipython_dir`, in :mod:`IPython.genutils` that
   determines the user's IPython directory in a robust manner.