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+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* When a code-scanning configuration specifies the `paths:` and/or `paths-ignore:` settings, these are now taken into account by the C# extractor's search for `.config`, `.props`, XML and project files.
diff --git a/go/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-01-06-paths-directives-ancillary-data.md b/go/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-01-06-paths-directives-ancillary-data.md
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+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* When a code-scanning configuration specifies the `paths:` and/or `paths-ignore:` settings, these are now taken into account by the Go extractor's search for `.vue` and HTML files.
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-01-06-paths-directives-ancillary-data.md b/python/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-01-06-paths-directives-ancillary-data.md
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+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* When a code-scanning configuration specifies the `paths:` and/or `paths-ignore:` settings, these are now taken into account by the Python extractor's search for YAML files.