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@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 The ASDF Standard is at v1.6.0
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
--
+- Allow converters to provide types as strings that can
+  resolve to public classes (even if the class is implemented
+  in a private module). [#1654]
 
 3.0.0 (2023-10-16)
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