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@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   `pineappl.fk_table.FkTable.from_grid()` methods; use the constructors
   of the respective class instead
 
+## [0.8.5] - 07/10/2024
+
+### Fixed
+
+- fixed a bug in `pineappl_applgrid` that lead to linking problems with ROOT
+  and `gfortran`
+
 ## [0.8.4] - 04/10/2024
 
 ### Fixed