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 - Appendix seperator line no longer added to PNG export when appendix doesn't exist. [#582](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/582)
 - Watch mode only fits to screen on initial load. [#601](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/601)
 - Dimensions (`width`/`height`) were incorrectly giving compiler errors when applied on a shape with style. [#614](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/614)
+- `near` would collide with labels if they were on the diagram boundaries in the same position. [#617](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/617)