diff --git a/share/xml/news.xml b/share/xml/news.xml
index 995be2bdeb..a878d91a0d 100644
--- a/share/xml/news.xml
+++ b/share/xml/news.xml
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
     <name>2017</name>
 
     <month>
-      <name>01</name>
+      <name>1</name>
 
       <day>
-        <name>09</name>
+        <name>9</name>
 
         <event>
           <p>New committer: