diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a7794ce..7bd2509 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
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     ## **WORK IN PROGRESS**
 -->
 ## **WORK IN PROGRESS**
-* Added "-lf" option to run the lock file update with the `--force` flag
+* Added `-lf` option to run the lock file update with the `--force` flag
+* Dependency upgrades
 
 ## 3.6.0 (2023-07-03)
 * `git` plugin: Add the `--tagOnly` flag to only create a tag without pushing the commit to the release branch.
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