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@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v8.8.1\...main[Check the HEAD diff]
 - Support Elastic Agent control protocol chunking support {pull}37343[37343]
 - Lower logging level to debug when attempting to configure beats with unknown fields from autodiscovered events/environments {pull}[37816][37816]
 - Set timeout of 1 minute for FQDN requests {pull}37756[37756]
+- Fix a race condition during metrics initialization which could cause a panic. {issue}45822[45822] {pull}46054[46054]
 
 *Auditbeat*