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 # Changelog
 
+## [0.86.0](https://github.com/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis/compare/0.85.56...0.86.0) (2024-01-08)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* change persistent directory name to deterministic value ([#2006](https://github.com/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis/issues/2006))
+
+### Features
+
+* emui design updates ([#2028](https://github.com/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis/issues/2028)) ([0e480cf](https://github.com/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis/commit/0e480cf7ef3e0077e4c5c352bc0dc2fa76c9ea8e))
+* Engine Traefik Docker labels for REST API reverse proxy routing ([#2019](https://github.com/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis/issues/2019)) ([6541884](https://github.com/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis/commit/6541884dd761fa2901f767e1a0c88b72f2f4874e))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* change persistent directory name to deterministic value ([#2006](https://github.com/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis/issues/2006)) ([fa08707](https://github.com/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis/commit/fa08707437c88ffd11d643d3bee7b151121fd6c0)), closes [#1998](https://github.com/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis/issues/1998)
+* log streaming resource leaks ([#2026](https://github.com/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis/issues/2026)) ([7f8db9b](https://github.com/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis/commit/7f8db9bbec29921d7da45b39cf29a00305cd1cc3))
+
 ## [0.85.56](https://github.com/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis/compare/0.85.55...0.85.56) (2024-01-05)
 
 
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-0.85.56
+0.86.0