diff --git a/CHANGES/v2.7.md b/CHANGES/v2.7.md
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@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ Changes from version 2.6 which are relevant for users:
 For developers:
 - small fix in `Plumed.h` too avoid unique global symbols (see \issue{549})
 - Added `cmd("readInputLines")` to allow reading input from a buffer with comments and continuation lines (see \issue{571}).
+- fixed error when the install prefix contained unicode characters