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@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Fixed
+
+* fix syntax highlighting of files whose syntax cannot be detected from the extension [[@acuteenvy](https://github.com/acuteenvy)] ([#2524](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/pull/2524))
+
 ### Changed
 * After commit: jump back to unstaged area [[@tommady](https://github.com/tommady)] ([#2476](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/2476))