diff --git a/.authors.yml b/.authors.yml
index 85de92f3a8..e2eb67663e 100644
--- a/.authors.yml
+++ b/.authors.yml
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@
   alternate_emails:
   - clee@anaconda.com
 - name: Ken Odegard
-  num_commits: 228
+  num_commits: 229
   email: kodegard@anaconda.com
   first_commit: 2020-09-08 19:53:41
   github: kenodegard
@@ -1469,3 +1469,8 @@
   num_commits: 1
   first_commit: 2024-06-07 11:14:31
   github: carterbox
+- name: Cornelius Roemer
+  email: cornelius.roemer@gmail.com
+  github: corneliusroemer
+  num_commits: 1
+  first_commit: 2024-11-26 11:16:47
diff --git a/.mailmap b/.mailmap
index 258c625856..b75caa38d0 100644
--- a/.mailmap
+++ b/.mailmap
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Conda Bot <18747875+conda-bot@users.noreply.github.com> conda-bot <18747875+cond
 Conda Bot <18747875+conda-bot@users.noreply.github.com> conda bot <ad-team+condabot@anaconda.com>
 Conda Bot <18747875+conda-bot@users.noreply.github.com> conda bot <18747875+conda-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
 Connor Martin <connormartin7@gmail.com>
+Cornelius Roemer <cornelius.roemer@gmail.com>
 Crystal Soja <crystal.soja@continuum.io> csoja <crystal.soja@continuum.io>
 Dan Blanchard <dan.blanchard@gmail.com> Daniel Blanchard <dblanchard@ets.org>
 Dan Blanchard <dan.blanchard@gmail.com> Daniel Blanchard <dan@parsely.com>
diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
index 8953b0b356..3adbcbe823 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Authors are sorted alphabetically.
 * Christopher Whelan
 * Conda Bot
 * Connor Martin
+* Cornelius Roemer
 * Crystal Soja
 * Dan Blanchard
 * Dan Lovell
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d9e0ab989..79226dafbb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 [//]: # (current developments)
 
+## 24.11.2 (2024-11-26)
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Fix bug where `.copy()` was used on a string instead of `copy()` when processing variants. (#5417)
+
+### Contributors
+
+* @corneliusroemer made their first contribution in https://github.com/conda/conda-build/pull/5417
+* @kenodegard
+
+
+
 ## 24.11.1 (2024-11-21)
 
 ### Bug fixes
diff --git a/news/5417-fix-str-copy.rst b/news/5417-fix-str-copy.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index ddac53eedc..0000000000
--- a/news/5417-fix-str-copy.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-### Enhancements
-
-* <news item>
-
-### Bug fixes
-
-* Fixed a bug where ``.copy()`` was used on a string instead of ``copy()`` when processing variants. (#5417)
-
-### Deprecations
-
-* <news item>
-
-### Docs
-
-* <news item>
-
-### Other
-
-* <news item>