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@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@
 - CLI: fixes scale flag not being passed to animated SVG outputs [#2071](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/2071)
 - CLI: pptx exports use theme flags correctly [#2099](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/2099)
 - Imports: importing files with url links is fixed [#2105](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/2105)
+- Vars: substitutions consistently appear in the specified order [#216](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/2116)