diff --git a/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Spark4StructuredStreaming.json b/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Spark4StructuredStreaming.json
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-{
-  "comment": "Modify this file in a trivial way to cause this test suite to run"
-}
diff --git a/.github/trigger_files/beam_PreCommit_Java_Spark4_Versions.json b/.github/trigger_files/beam_PreCommit_Java_Spark4_Versions.json
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-{
-  "comment": "Modify this file in a trivial way to cause this test suite to run"
-}
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
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 ## Highlights
 
 * New highly anticipated feature X added to Python SDK ([#X](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/X)).
+* New highly anticipated feature Y added to Java SDK ([#Y](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/Y)).
+* Spark 4 runner support for Java SDK ([#38255](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/38255)).
 
 ## I/Os