diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
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--- a/CHANGES.rst
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@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ skymatch
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 - Update step to always return a ``ModelContainer``. [#1208]
 
+- Fix bug that prevented ``meta.background.subtracted`` from being set with the proper datatype. [#1233]
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 patch_match
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