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+## 👌 Kubernetes version support
+
+- Management Cluster: v1.24.x -> v1.28.x
+- Workload Cluster: v1.22.x -> v1.28.x
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+[More information about version support can be found here](https://cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io/reference/versions.html)
+
+## Changes since v1.5.2
+## :chart_with_upwards_trend: Overview
+- 10 new commits merged
+- 2 bugs fixed 🐛
+
+## :bug: Bug Fixes
+- e2e: Fix broken e2e test clusterclass (#9504)
+- Machine: Retry Node delete when CCT is locked (#9582)
+
+## :seedling: Others
+- Dependency: Bump cert-manager to v1.13.1 (#9507)
+- Dependency: Bump Go to v1.20.10 (#9552)
+- Dependency: Bump go.opentelemetry.io/* dependencies (#9599)
+- Dependency: Bump golang.org/x/net to v0.17.0 (#9595)
+- e2e: Add log level for kube components patch to ClusterClass (#9501)
+- Release: Improve release staging build speed (#9555)
+
+:book: Additionally, there have been 2 contributions to our documentation and book. (#9518, #9596) 
+
+
+_Thanks to all our contributors!_ 😊