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@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ unreleased
 - Add a preprocessor shim for the `let+` syntax of OCaml 4.08 (#1899,
   implements #1891, @diml)
 
+- Fix generation of `.merlin` files on Windows. `\` characters needed
+  to be escaped (#1869, @mlasson)
+
 1.7.3 (unreleased)
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