diff --git a/bumpversion/__init__.py b/bumpversion/__init__.py
index 757e4f7..5e337e3 100644
--- a/bumpversion/__init__.py
+++ b/bumpversion/__init__.py
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ def main(original_args=None):
 
         if 'files' in dict(config.items("bumpversion")):
             warnings.warn(
-                "'files =' configuration is will be deprecated, please use [bumpversion:file:...]",
+                "'files =' configuration is deprecated, please use [bumpversion:file:...]",
                 PendingDeprecationWarning
             )