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@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ What's new in psycopg 2.5.3
 
 - Added arbitrary but stable order to `Range` objects, thanks to
   Chris Withers (:ticket:`#193`).
+- Avoid blocking async connections on connect (:ticket:`#194`). Thanks to
+  Adam Petrovich for the bug report and diagnosis.
 - Fixed debug build on Windows, thanks to James Emerton.