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+## Release notes for kops 1.13 series
+
+(The kops 1.13.0 stable release has not been released yet, this is a document to gather the notes prior to the release).
+
+# Significant changes (since 1.12)
+
+* None yet known
+
+# Required Actions (since 1.12)
+
+* None yet known
+
+# Full change list since 1.12.0 release
+
+## 1.12.0 to 1.13.0-alpha.1
+
+* Update alpha channel with other latest versions [@mikesplain](https://github.com/mikesplain),[@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6670](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6670)
+* Publish utils.tar.gz to github releases also [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6680](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6680)
+* Fix docs around calico update for etcd2 -> etcd3 [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6681](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6681)
+* Allow uneven etcd zones [@adammw](https://github.com/adammw) [#6641](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6641)
+* Add selector back to calico 1.12 deployment [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6682](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6682)
+* Fix Key error change Overrides to Override [@granular-ryanbonham](https://github.com/granular-ryanbonham) [#6689](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6689)
+* Update etcd-manager to 1.0.20190328 [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6695](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6695)
+* Add terraform support for additional CIDR blocks. [@rdrgmnzs](https://github.com/rdrgmnzs) [#6693](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6693)
+* Update the aws-iam-authenticator docs to be more clear for both new a… [@rdrgmnzs](https://github.com/rdrgmnzs) [#6701](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6701)
+* Add cpu management policy config [@lynchc](https://github.com/lynchc) [#5961](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/5961)
+* Fix elb tagging [@mikesplain](https://github.com/mikesplain) [#6703](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6703)
+* Deep-copy proto state to prevent concurrent modification [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6707](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6707)
+* Addon for Citrix Ingress [@christus02](https://github.com/christus02) [#6708](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6708)
+* Update information in README [@christus02](https://github.com/christus02) [#6726](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6726)
+* Allow customizing Resource Request & Limits for CoreDNS [@granular-ryanbonham](https://github.com/granular-ryanbonham) [#6719](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6719)
+* Update instances types [@mikesplain](https://github.com/mikesplain) [#6724](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6724)
+* Update 1.3.0 to 1.3.3 [@mikesplain](https://github.com/mikesplain) [#6723](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6723)
+* Add min-resync-period for Controller Manager [@maruina](https://github.com/maruina) [#6737](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6737)
+* Update dashboard instructions for accessing the dashboard addon [@rifelpet](https://github.com/rifelpet) [#6713](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6713)
+* Allow the AWS IAM Authenticator image name to be overridden [@rifelpet](https://github.com/rifelpet) [#6730](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6730)
+* Document kubeAPIServer featureGates [@willthames](https://github.com/willthames) [#6714](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6714)
+* kube-dns-autoscaler: Add node watch to permissions [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6740](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6740)
+* kube-dns: Update to 1.14.13 [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6741](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6741)
+* channels: promote alpha to stable [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6744](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6744)
+* Increase apiserver timeout to 45 seconds [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6743](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6743)
+* Fix issue #6700: User Data for launch templates & other terraform issues [@rdrgmnzs](https://github.com/rdrgmnzs) [#6732](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6732)
+* Improved release process docs [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6748](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6748)
+* Use version number as well as name when checking LaunchTemplates [@granular-ryanbonham](https://github.com/granular-ryanbonham) [#6753](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6753)
+* 1.12.0-beta.1 bug - use dynamic s3 prefix in addAmazonVPCCNIPermissions func [@bksteiny](https://github.com/bksteiny) [#6762](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6762)
+* add the registry-qps kubelet flag [@sp-joseluis-ledesma](https://github.com/sp-joseluis-ledesma) [#6357](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6357)
+* Update authentication.md [@Vlatombe](https://github.com/Vlatombe) [#6759](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6759)
+* Add ability to specify cpuRequest for API Server [@granular-ryanbonham](https://github.com/granular-ryanbonham) [#6706](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6706)
+
+## 1.13.0-alpha.1 to 1.13.0-beta.1
+
+* Update rules go [@mikesplain](https://github.com/mikesplain) [#6766](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6766)
+* pkg/model: Fix dropped error [@alrs](https://github.com/alrs) [#6769](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6769)
+* Carry Provisioned IOPS to Terraform and CloudFormation templates [@MathieuMailhos](https://github.com/MathieuMailhos) [#6776](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6776)
+* KubeAPIServer HTTP2 Stream Parameter [@gambol99](https://github.com/gambol99) [#6787](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6787)
+* Switch to golang 1.11.5 [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6798](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6798)
+* Refactor names of URLs in assets to clarify their purpose [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6420](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6420)
+* Add t3a family [@mikesplain](https://github.com/mikesplain),[@KashifSaadat](https://github.com/KashifSaadat) [#6837](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6837)
+* Fix typo in aws-iam-authenticator image field name [@rifelpet](https://github.com/rifelpet) [#6840](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6840)
+* Remove verify bazel and expose error [@mikesplain](https://github.com/mikesplain) [#6841](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6841)
+* update openstack external cloud provider tolerations [@zetaab](https://github.com/zetaab) [#6853](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6853)
+* Support Scale from 0 with Lauch Templates [@granular-ryanbonham](https://github.com/granular-ryanbonham) [#6861](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6861)
+* Add support for AWS ap-east-1 region [@wxdao](https://github.com/wxdao),[@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6835](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6835)
+* Use existing SSHKeyName if no public key is created. [@rralcala](https://github.com/rralcala) [#6886](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6886)
+* Update to etcd-manager 1.0.20190509 [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6917](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6917)
+* Subnet Update Consistency [@drekle](https://github.com/drekle) [#6953](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6953)
+* etcd-manager: Update to 3.0.20190513 [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6959](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6959)
+* Fix Docker not being installed on Ubuntu 16.04 [@meeee](https://github.com/meeee) [#6965](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6965)
+* Update kubernetes dependencies to k8s 1.13.5 [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6857](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6857)
+* Remove spurious cadvisor dependency [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6860](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6860)
+* Switch from glog to klog [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6878](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6878)
+* Cherry-pick #6944 to release-1.13 [@zetaab](https://github.com/zetaab) [#6976](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6976)
+* S3 VFS: Default to current region from metadata service [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6943](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6943)
+* Fix machine types with klog [@mikesplain](https://github.com/mikesplain),[@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6890](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6890)
+* etcd-manager: update to 3.0.20190516 [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#7007](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/7007)
+* Terraform: fix options field, should be spot_options [@kimxogus](https://github.com/kimxogus) [#6988](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6988)
+* Issue #6945 [@pkutishch](https://github.com/pkutishch),[@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6951](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6951)
+* Cherrypick #6991 to release-1.13 [@zetaab](https://github.com/zetaab) [#6992](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6992)
+* Canal v3.7.2 for k8s v1.12+ [@KashifSaadat](https://github.com/KashifSaadat) [#6950](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6950)
+* VPC cleanup: recognize the error code for concurrent VPC deletion [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#7008](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/7008)
+* Call klog.InitFlags in dns-controller [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6925](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6925)
+
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.14-NOTES.md b/docs/releases/1.14-NOTES.md
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+## Release notes for kops 1.14 series
+
+(The kops 1.14.0 stable release has not been released yet, this is a document to gather the notes prior to the release).
+
+# Significant changes (since 1.13)
+
+* None yet known
+
+# Required Actions (since 1.13)
+
+* None yet known
+
+# Full change list since 1.13.0 release
+
+## 1.13.0 to 1.14.0-alpha.1
+
+TODO (1.13.0 not yet released!)
+
+## 1.14.0-alpha.1 to 1.14.0-alpha.2
+* Update rules go [@mikesplain](https://github.com/mikesplain) [#6766](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6766)
+* Carry Provisioned IOPS to Terraform and CloudFormation templates [@MathieuMailhos](https://github.com/MathieuMailhos) [#6776](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6776)
+* pkg/model: Fix dropped error [@alrs](https://github.com/alrs) [#6769](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6769)
+* KubeAPIServer HTTP2 Stream Parameter [@gambol99](https://github.com/gambol99) [#6787](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6787)
+* Switch to golang 1.11.5 [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6798](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6798)
+* Add t3a family [@KashifSaadat](https://github.com/KashifSaadat),[@mikesplain](https://github.com/mikesplain) [#6837](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6837)
+* Fix typo in aws-iam-authenticator image field name [@rifelpet](https://github.com/rifelpet) [#6840](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6840)
+* Remove verify bazel and expose error [@mikesplain](https://github.com/mikesplain) [#6841](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6841)
+* update openstack external cloud provider tolerations [@zetaab](https://github.com/zetaab) [#6854](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6854)
+* Support Scale from 0 with Lauch Templates [@granular-ryanbonham](https://github.com/granular-ryanbonham) [#6861](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6861)
+* Add support for AWS ap-east-1 region [@wxdao](https://github.com/wxdao),[@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6835](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6835)
+* Use existing SSHKeyName if no public key is created. [@rralcala](https://github.com/rralcala) [#6886](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6886)
+* Update to etcd-manager 1.0.20190509 [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6917](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6917)
+* bazel: fix distroless imports for latest bazel [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6877](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6877)
+* Subnet Update Consistency [@drekle](https://github.com/drekle) [#6952](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6952)
+* etcd-manager: Update to 3.0.20190513 [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6959](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6959)
+* Fix Docker not being installed on Ubuntu 16.04 [@meeee](https://github.com/meeee) [#6965](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6965)
+* Update kubernetes dependencies to k8s 1.13.5 [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6857](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6857)
+* Remove spurious cadvisor dependency [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6860](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6860)
+* Refactor names of URLs in assets to clarify their purpose [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6420](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6420)
+* Cherry-pick #6944 to release-1.14 [@zetaab](https://github.com/zetaab) [#6977](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6977)
+* Switch from glog to klog [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6878](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6878)
+* S3 VFS: Default to current region from metadata service [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6943](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6943)
+* Fix machine types with klog [@mikesplain](https://github.com/mikesplain),[@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6890](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6890)
+* etcd-manager: update to 3.0.20190516 [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#7007](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/7007)
+* Terraform: fix options field, should be spot_options [@kimxogus](https://github.com/kimxogus) [#6988](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6988)
+* Issue #6945 [@pkutishch](https://github.com/pkutishch),[@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6951](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6951)
+* Cherrypick #6991 to release-1.14 [@zetaab](https://github.com/zetaab) [#6993](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6993)
+* Canal v3.7.2 for k8s v1.12+ [@KashifSaadat](https://github.com/KashifSaadat) [#6950](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6950)
+* VPC cleanup: recognize the error code for concurrent VPC deletion [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#7008](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/7008)
+* Call klog.InitFlags in dns-controller [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) [#6925](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/6925)
+