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@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v8.8.1\...main[Check the HEAD diff]
 
 *Filebeat*
 
+- Switch types of `log.file.device`, `log.file.inode`, `log.file.idxhi`, `log.file.idxlo` and `log.file.vol` fields to strings to better align with ECS and integrations. {pull}36697[36697]
 
 *Heartbeat*