diff --git a/.changes/next-release/bugfix-TraceId-84961.json b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-TraceId-84961.json
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+{
+  "type": "bugfix",
+  "category": "TraceId",
+  "description": "Rollback bugfix for obeying _X_AMZN_TRACE_ID env var"
+}