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 ## Release notes for kOps 1.19 series
 
-(The kOps 1.19 release has not been released yet; this is a document to gather the notes prior to the release).
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 # Significant changes
 
 **Terraform users on AWS should read the [_Required Actions_](#required-actions) section below to avoid potential etcd data loss.**