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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Zeek 6.1.0
 Breaking Changes
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-* ``assert`` is now a reserved keyword for the new ``assert`` statement.
+- ``assert`` is now a reserved keyword for the new ``assert`` statement.
 
 New Functionality
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