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+bugfixes:
+  - "launchd - fix ``restarted`` and ``reloaded`` states always reporting ``changed=False``
+    (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/6199,
+    https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/12122)."