diff --git a/docs/maintainers/pull-request-process.md b/docs/maintainers/pull-request-process.md
index 0f7e3ff8f8f..f5a7c17d210 100644
--- a/docs/maintainers/pull-request-process.md
+++ b/docs/maintainers/pull-request-process.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ A pull request with the label `Review - waiting on author` for **more than two w
 
 In these cases:
 
-1. Ping the author of PR to remind him of pending changes.
+1. Ping the author of PR to remind them of pending changes.
   - If the contributor responds, it's no longer an abandoned pull request, proceed as normal.
 2. If the contributor does not respond **within a week**:
   - If the reviewer's comments are very minor, merge the change, fix the code immediately, and create a new PR with the fixes addressing the minor comments.
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ In these cases:
   - If the changes in an abandoned pull request are no longer needed (e.g. due to refactoring of the code base or a design change), simply close the pull request.
 
 [repository-maintainer]: ../community/governance.md#repository-maintainers
-[area-expert]: ../community/governance.md#area-experts#area-experts
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+[area-expert]: ../community/governance.md#area-experts#area-experts