This release is dedicated to Abraham Raji (@abrahamparayil) who tragically passed away on 13th September 2023.

Quote from the news link:

... Abraham was a popular and respected Debian Developer as well a prominent free software champion in his home state of Kerala, India. He was a talented graphic designer and led design and branding work for DebConf23 and several other local events in recent years. Abraham gave his time selflessly when mentoring new contributors to the Debian project, and he was instrumental in creating and maintaining the Debian India website. ...