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diff --git a/package/CHANGELOG b/package/CHANGELOG
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-??/??/?? IAlibay, ChiahsinChu, RMeli, tanishy7777, talagayev,
-         tylerjereddy
+??/??/?? IAlibay, ChiahsinChu, RMeli, tanishy7777, talagayev, tylerjereddy,
+         marinegor
 
  * 2.9.0
 
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Enhancements
 
 
 Changes
+ * Codebase is now formatted with black (version `24`) (PR #4886)
 
 Deprecations