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@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
Andrew Clark <amclark7@gmail.com>
Andrew Durdin <adurdin@gmail.com>
Andrew Godwin <andrew@aeracode.org>
+ Andrew Miller <info+django@akmiller.co.uk>
Andrew Pinkham <http://AndrewsForge.com>
Andrews Medina <andrewsmedina@gmail.com>
Andrew Northall <andrew@northall.me.uk>
diff --git a/docs/ref/applications.txt b/docs/ref/applications.txt
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--- a/docs/ref/applications.txt
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@@ -186,6 +186,14 @@ Configurable attributes
It must be unique across a Django project.
+ .. warning::
+
+ Changing this attribute after migrations have been applied for an
+ application will result in breaking changes to a project or, in the
+ case of a reusable app, any existing installs of that app. This is
+ because ``AppConfig.label`` is used in database tables and migration
+ files when referencing an app in the dependencies list.
+
.. attribute:: AppConfig.verbose_name
Human-readable name for the application, e.g. "Administration".