diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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 **Merged pull requests:**
 
+- Function systemd-journal: always have a nd\_journal\_process [\#15798](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/15798) ([ktsaou](https://github.com/ktsaou))
 - prevent reporting negative retention when the db is empty [\#15796](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/15796) ([ktsaou](https://github.com/ktsaou))
 - Fix typo in Readme [\#15794](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/15794) ([shyamvalsan](https://github.com/shyamvalsan))
 - fix hpssa handle unassigned drives [\#15793](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/15793) ([ilyam8](https://github.com/ilyam8))
@@ -425,7 +426,6 @@
 - Fix handling of plugin ownership in static builds. [\#15230](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/15230) ([Ferroin](https://github.com/Ferroin))
 - /api/v2 improvements [\#15227](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/15227) ([ktsaou](https://github.com/ktsaou))
 - Remove erroneous space for unit [\#15226](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/15226) ([ralphm](https://github.com/ralphm))
-- Relax jnfv2 caching [\#15224](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/15224) ([ktsaou](https://github.com/ktsaou))
 
 ## [v1.40.1](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/tree/v1.40.1) (2023-06-27)
 
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-v1.42.0-23-nightly
+v1.42.0-25-nightly