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@@ -25,8 +25,23 @@ v9.9.0 (unreleased)
     guest features to see if the current libvirt supports both deleting
     and reverting external snapshots.
 
+  * virsh: add ``console --resume`` support
+
+    The ``virsh console`` subcommand now accepts a ``--resume`` option. This
+    will resume a paused guest after connecting to the console.
+
 * **Improvements**
 
+  * virsh: Improve ``virsh start --console`` behavior
+
+    The ``virsh start --console`` now tries to connect to the guest console
+    before starting the vCPUs.
+
+  * virsh: Improve ``virsh create --console`` behavior
+
+    The ``virsh create --console`` now tries to connect to the guest console
+    before starting the vCPUs.
+
 * **Bug fixes**