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@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
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 ## [Unreleased] - ReleaseDate
 
+### Fixes
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+- Ensure `--force-exclude` handles simple patterns like `some-dir`
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 ## [1.16.22] - 2023-11-01
 
 ### Fixes