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@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ BUG FIXES:
 * cli: Core and Provider logs can now be enabled separately for debugging, using `TF_LOG_CORE` and `TF_LOG_PROVIDER` [GH-26685]
 * command/console: expressions using `path` (`path.root`, `path.module`) now return the same result as they would in a configuration [GH-27263]
 * command/state list: fix bug where nested modules' resources were missing from `state list` output [GH-27268]
+* core: validate will now ignore providers without configuration [GH-24896]
 
 ## Previous Releases