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index 1a440103b0..51b8cccccf 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
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@@ -19284,9 +19284,9 @@
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-        "tar": "6.1.14",
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diff --git a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 9471f9755d..483460166a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Zowe CLI package will be documented in this file.
 
+## Recent Changes
+
+- BugFix: Updated `tar` dependency to resolve technical currency [#2101](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/2101)
+
 ## `7.23.5`
 
 - BugFix: Fixed default base profile missing in config generated by `zowe config auto-init` [#2084](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/pull/2084)
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 81d076710d..e797f7a2ac 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
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