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+### citus v9.5.6 (July 8, 2021) ###
+
+* Fixes minor bug in `citus_prepare_pg_upgrade` that caused it to lose its
+  idempotency
+
 ### citus v9.5.5 (July 7, 2021) ###
 
 * Adds a configure flag to enforce security