diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
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@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Andrey Paramonov
 Andrzej Klajnert
 Andrzej Ostrowski
 Andy Freeland
+Anita Hammer
 Anthon van der Neut
 Anthony Shaw
 Anthony Sottile
diff --git a/changelog/12191.bugfix.rst b/changelog/12191.bugfix.rst
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+Finally fixed the issue where keyboard interrupts and system exits were not being respected during the tests collection phase in pytest! No more frustration of tests not ending correctly — happy testing! 🐞🔨🎉