diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md b/cpp/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
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+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* Inline expectations test comments, which are of the form `// $ tag` or `// $ tag=value`, are now parsed more strictly and will not be recognized if there isn't a space after the `$` symbol.
diff --git a/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md b/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
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+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* Inline expectations test comments, which are of the form `// $ tag` or `// $ tag=value`, are now parsed more strictly and will not be recognized if there isn't a space after the `$` symbol.
diff --git a/go/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md b/go/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
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+++ b/go/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* Inline expectations test comments, which are of the form `// $ tag` or `// $ tag=value`, are now parsed more strictly and will not be recognized if there isn't a space after the `$` symbol.
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md b/java/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
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index 00000000000..23fdce9b615
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+++ b/java/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* Inline expectations test comments, which are of the form `// $ tag` or `// $ tag=value`, are now parsed more strictly and will not be recognized if there isn't a space after the `$` symbol.
diff --git a/javascript/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md b/javascript/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
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index 00000000000..23fdce9b615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/javascript/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* Inline expectations test comments, which are of the form `// $ tag` or `// $ tag=value`, are now parsed more strictly and will not be recognized if there isn't a space after the `$` symbol.
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md b/python/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
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index 00000000000..9b32429325e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* Inline expectations test comments, which are of the form `# $ tag` or `# $ tag=value`, are now parsed more strictly and will not be recognized if there isn't a space after the `$` symbol.
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md b/ruby/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
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index 00000000000..9b32429325e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* Inline expectations test comments, which are of the form `# $ tag` or `# $ tag=value`, are now parsed more strictly and will not be recognized if there isn't a space after the `$` symbol.
diff --git a/rust/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md b/rust/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
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index 00000000000..23fdce9b615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* Inline expectations test comments, which are of the form `// $ tag` or `// $ tag=value`, are now parsed more strictly and will not be recognized if there isn't a space after the `$` symbol.
diff --git a/swift/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md b/swift/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..23fdce9b615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swift/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-03-05-inline-expectation-space-after-$.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* Inline expectations test comments, which are of the form `// $ tag` or `// $ tag=value`, are now parsed more strictly and will not be recognized if there isn't a space after the `$` symbol.