diff --git a/ci/release/changelogs/next.md b/ci/release/changelogs/next.md
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 Hotfix for 0.6.4 breaking plugins, along with 2 other compiler bugfixes.
 
 #### Bugfixes ⛑️
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-- Fix executable plugins that implement standalone router [#1910](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/1910)
-- Fix compiler error with multiple nested spread substitutions [#1913](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/1913)
-- Fix substitutions from imports into different scopes [#1914](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/1914)
diff --git a/ci/release/changelogs/v0.6.5.md b/ci/release/changelogs/v0.6.5.md
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+D2 0.6.5 has a hotfix for 0.6.4 breaking plugin compatibility. Also includes 2 compiler fixes regarding substitutions/vars.  
+
+#### Bugfixes ⛑️
+
+- Fix executable plugins that implement standalone router [#1910](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/1910)
+- Fix compiler error with multiple nested spread substitutions [#1913](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/1913)
+- Fix substitutions from imports into different scopes [#1914](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/1914)