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@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ For yarn:
   to include the names of those scenarios only, rather than all
   scenarios. Patch by Pete Fotheringham.
 
+* Yarn now sets `$HOME` to a directory in `$DATADIR`, and creates
+  that directory. This means test suites can assume `$HOME` exists,
+  but don't use the user's real home directory, which is important for
+  test environment hygiene.
+
 For cmdtest:
 
 * The `--test` (`-t`) option should now work again. Thank you