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         <backend type='passt'>
         ...
 
+  * QEMU: add external backend for swtpm
+
+    Connecting the VM to a swtpm daemon started outside of libvirt
+    is now possible.
+
 * **Improvements**
 
   * qemu: Prefer PNG for domain screenshots