diff --git a/towncrier/newsfragments/1194.misc b/towncrier/newsfragments/1194.misc
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+Switch to bcrypt_sha256, remove PASSWORD_SCHEME and replace it with CREDENTIAL_ROUNDS
diff --git a/towncrier/newsfragments/1662.feature b/towncrier/newsfragments/1662.feature
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+Enable support of all hash types passlib supports. Convert them to the default scheme on first use.