diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/10525.false_positive b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/10525.false_positive
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+Fix a false positive for ``invalid-name`` in ``attrs`` decorated classes with ``ClassVar`` annotated attributes.
+
+Closes #10525
diff --git a/tests/functional/i/invalid/invalid_name/invalid_name_issue_10525.py b/tests/functional/i/invalid/invalid_name/invalid_name_issue_10525.py
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+"""Regression test for https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10525."""
+
+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+
+from typing import ClassVar
+
+import attrs
+
+
+class X:
+    """Class without attrs decorator"""
+
+    A: ClassVar[int] = 1
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.b: int = 2
+
+
+@attrs.define
+class Y:
+    """Class with attrs decorator"""
+
+    A: ClassVar[int] = 1  # should not trigger `invalid-name`
+    b: int = 2
diff --git a/tests/functional/i/invalid/invalid_name/invalid_name_issue_10525.txt b/tests/functional/i/invalid/invalid_name/invalid_name_issue_10525.txt
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