diff --git a/changelog/12204.bugfix.rst b/changelog/12204.bugfix.rst
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@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-Fix a regression in pytest 8.0 where tracebacks get longer and longer when multiple tests fail due to a shared higher-scope fixture which raised.
+Fixed a regression in pytest 8.0 where tracebacks get longer and longer when multiple
+tests fail due to a shared higher-scope fixture which raised -- by :user:`bluetech`.
 
-Also fix a similar regression in pytest 5.4 for collectors which raise during setup.
+Also fixed a similar regression in pytest 5.4 for collectors which raise during setup.
 
 The fix necessitated internal changes which may affect some plugins:
-- ``FixtureDef.cached_result[2]`` is now a tuple ``(exc, tb)`` instead of ``exc``.
-- ``SetupState.stack`` failures are now a tuple ``(exc, tb)`` instead of ``exc``.
+
+* ``FixtureDef.cached_result[2]`` is now a tuple ``(exc, tb)``
+  instead of ``exc``.
+* ``SetupState.stack`` failures are now a tuple ``(exc, tb)``
+  instead of ``exc``.
diff --git a/changelog/12264.bugfix.rst b/changelog/12264.bugfix.rst
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+12204.bugfix.rst
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