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+prelude:
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+    Released on: 2024-05-28
+    Pinned to datadog-agent v7.54.0: `CHANGELOG <https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/blob/main/CHANGELOG.rst#7540>`_.
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+    Release on: 2024-05-28
+
+    - Please refer to the `7.54.0 tag on integrations-core <https://github.com/DataDog/integrations-core/blob/master/AGENT_CHANGELOG.md#datadog-agent-version-7540>`_ for the list of changes on the Core Checks