diff --git a/python/contextlib2/slack-desc b/python/contextlib2/slack-desc
index 9e729149c6..5a019c7a39 100644
--- a/python/contextlib2/slack-desc
+++ b/python/contextlib2/slack-desc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 contextlib2: contextlib2 (Updated utilities for context management)
 contextlib2:
 contextlib2: This module provides backports of features in the latest version of
-contextlib2: the standard library’s contextlib module to earlier Python versions.
+contextlib2: the standard library's contextlib module to earlier Python versions.
 contextlib2: It also serves as a real world proving ground for potential future
 contextlib2: enhancements to that module.
 contextlib2: