diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e0afbb34a..2128a3f8dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #### Upcoming Changes
 
+* dev: make `BuiltinRunner::included` public [#1989](https://github.com/lambdaclass/cairo-vm/pull/1989)
+
 * feat: add get_current_step getter [#2034](https://github.com/lambdaclass/cairo-vm/pull/2034)
 
 * feat: implement VirtualMachine::is_accessed [#2033](https://github.com/lambdaclass/cairo-vm/pull/2033)
diff --git a/vm/src/vm/runners/builtin_runner/mod.rs b/vm/src/vm/runners/builtin_runner/mod.rs
index a8cb0a6d06..b45d5ed5a3 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm/runners/builtin_runner/mod.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm/runners/builtin_runner/mod.rs
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ impl BuiltinRunner {
     }
 
     /// Returns if the builtin is included in the program builtins
-    fn included(&self) -> bool {
+    pub fn included(&self) -> bool {
         match *self {
             BuiltinRunner::Bitwise(ref bitwise) => bitwise.included,
             BuiltinRunner::EcOp(ref ec) => ec.included,