diff --git a/changelog/security/2024-02-20-gnupg-2.2.42.md b/changelog/security/2024-02-20-gnupg-2.2.42.md
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+- gnupg ([gnupg-2024-01-25](https://gnupg.org/blog/20240125-smartcard-backup-key.html))
diff --git a/changelog/updates/2024-02-20-gnupg-2.2.42.md b/changelog/updates/2024-02-20-gnupg-2.2.42.md
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+- gnupg ([2.2.42](https://dev.gnupg.org/T6307))