diff --git a/docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/changelog.md b/docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/changelog.md
index 75d0b378..a8f412bb 100644
--- a/docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/changelog.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ See the [upgrade instructions](ops-upgrade.md) section of this manual for detail
 
 IN PROGRESS....
 
+checkpoint prior to backend dependency upgrades
+
 Released 2024-TBD-TBD
 
 **Fixed**
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs b/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs
index 77bf8fc9..e873c22c 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace AyaNova
         private string _connectionString = "";
         private readonly Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.IWebHostEnvironment _hostingEnvironment;
 
-
+        //checkpoint commit comment for case 4586 prior to backend dependency update
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ namespace AyaNova
                 }
             );
 
-           
+
             services.AddSwaggerGenNewtonsoftSupport();
 
             #endregion
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ namespace AyaNova
             try
             {
                 //this will either return without throwing which is ok or will throw and may or may not indicate need to be prevented from further boot
-                AyaNova.Core.License.BootSafetyCheck(dbContext, _newLog);             
+                AyaNova.Core.License.BootSafetyCheck(dbContext, _newLog);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {