diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a071556a71..c406b7542b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
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 - Bumps `FSharp.Core` from 8.0.100 to 8.0.300
-- Bumps `xunit.runner.visualstudio` from 2.5.8 to 2.8.0
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@@ -194,4 +194,4 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 [1.6.0]: https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-net/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0
 [1.5.0]: https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-net/compare/v1.4.0...v1.5.0
 [1.4.0]: https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-net/compare/v1.3.0...v1.4.0
-[1.3.0]: https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-net/compare/v1.2.0...v1.3.0
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+[1.3.0]: https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-net/compare/v1.2.0...v1.3.0
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index 95daa76b51..4ba2d0cacf 100644
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