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 # Habitat CHANGELOG
 
-<!-- latest_release 1.6.1239 -->
-## [1.6.1239](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/tree/1.6.1239) (2024-12-23)
+<!-- latest_release 1.6.1240 -->
+## [1.6.1240](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/tree/1.6.1240) (2024-12-26)
 
 #### Merged Pull Requests
-- Bump serde_json from 1.0.133 to 1.0.134 [#9515](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9515) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot]))
+- Bump env_logger from 0.11.5 to 0.11.6 [#9518](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9518) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot]))
 <!-- latest_release -->
 
 <!-- release_rollup since=1.6.1215-->
 ### Changes since 1.6.1215 release
 
 #### Merged Pull Requests
+- Bump env_logger from 0.11.5 to 0.11.6 [#9518](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9518) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])) <!-- 1.6.1240 -->
 - Bump serde_json from 1.0.133 to 1.0.134 [#9515](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9515) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])) <!-- 1.6.1239 -->
 - Bump rcgen from 0.13.1 to 0.13.2 [#9517](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9517) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])) <!-- 1.6.1239 -->
 - Bump os_info from 3.9.0 to 3.9.1 [#9516](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9516) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])) <!-- 1.6.1238 -->
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-1.6.1239
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