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diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/Fix-ubuntu-minimal-not-running-autoremove-7a4e31de2a525f46.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/Fix-ubuntu-minimal-not-running-autoremove-7a4e31de2a525f46.yaml
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+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixed the ubuntu-minimal target to also run autoremove at the end of an
+    image build.