diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7432358cd..d2e6c7a8f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@
 
 All changes that impact users of this module are documented in this file, in the [Common Changelog](https://common-changelog.org) format with some additional specifications defined in the CONTRIBUTING file. This codebase adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## Unreleased
+## Unreleased [patch]
+
+_Full changeset and discussions: [#1056](https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/engine/pull/1056)._
+
+> Development of this release was supported by the [French Ministry for Foreign Affairs](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/politique-etrangere-de-la-france/diplomatie-numerique/) through its ministerial [State Startups incubator](https://beta.gouv.fr/startups/open-terms-archive.html) under the aegis of the Ambassador for Digital Affairs.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix support of service names with special character in the validation CLI
 
 ## 0.37.0 - 2024-02-20
 
diff --git a/scripts/declarations/utils/index.js b/scripts/declarations/utils/index.js
index 0225bf440..df677a19d 100644
--- a/scripts/declarations/utils/index.js
+++ b/scripts/declarations/utils/index.js
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ export default class DeclarationUtils {
   }
 
   async getModifiedData() {
-    const modifiedFilePathsAsString = (await this.git.diff([ '--diff-filter=d', '--name-only', this.defaultBranch, 'HEAD', '--', './declarations' ])).trim();
+    const modifiedFilePathsAsString = (await this.git.diff([ '-z', '--diff-filter=d', '--name-only', this.defaultBranch, 'HEAD', '--', './declarations' ])).trim(); // -z option is required to avoid pathnames with "unusual" characters to be quoted, but it also replaces result separator by the  zero byte character \0
 
-    const modifiedFilePaths = modifiedFilePathsAsString ? modifiedFilePathsAsString.split('\n') : [];
+    const modifiedFilePaths = (modifiedFilePathsAsString ? modifiedFilePathsAsString.split('\0') : []).filter(str => str !== ''); // split on \0 rather than \n due to the -z option of git diff
 
     return { modifiedFilePaths, modifiedServicesIds: Array.from(new Set(modifiedFilePaths.map(DeclarationUtils.filePathToServiceId))) };
   }