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 # Changelog
 
+## [[Unreleased]]
+
+### Dependencies
+
+### API Breaking
+
+### State Machine Breaking
+
+### Improvements
+
+### Features
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
 ## [v8.5.1](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/releases/tag/v8.5.1) - 2024-09-13
 
 ### Bug Fixes