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+*Please see [1.7-NOTES.md](1.7-NOTES.md) for known issues, significant changes, and required actions for 1.7.*
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+This document describes the changes since 1.7.0.
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+# Significant changes
+
+* kube-dns has been updated with the hotfix for CVE-2017-14491.  For more details, please see [CVE Advisory](kops/docs/advisories/cve_2017_14491.md).
+
+# Full changelist
+
+* Update images in CI tests (thanks @justinsb)
+* Update kube-dns to 1.14.5 for CVE-2017-14491 (thanks @mikesplain)