From 35ca6d552a4252341bc3caa7d17b4b51950f3f6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nginx-bot <integrations@nginx.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:09:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 01/11] Release 4.0.0

---
 README.md                                     |  4 +--
 charts/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml               |  4 +--
 charts/nginx-ingress/values-icp.yaml          |  2 +-
 charts/nginx-ingress/values-plus.yaml         |  2 +-
 charts/nginx-ingress/values.schema.json       | 10 +++----
 charts/nginx-ingress/values.yaml              |  2 +-
 deployments/daemon-set/nginx-ingress.yaml     |  4 +--
 .../daemon-set/nginx-plus-ingress.yaml        |  4 +--
 deployments/deployment/nginx-ingress.yaml     |  4 +--
 .../deployment/nginx-plus-ingress.yaml        |  4 +--
 .../service-insight/README.md                 |  4 +--
 site/content/releases.md                      | 29 +++++++++++++++++++
 site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-helm-version.html |  2 +-
 .../shortcodes/nic-operator-version.html      |  2 +-
 site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-version.html      |  2 +-
 15 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f8652c3204..bb233cfc9e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ In the case of NGINX, the Ingress Controller is deployed in a pod along with the
 We publish NGINX Ingress Controller releases on GitHub. See our [releases
 page](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/releases).
 
-The latest stable release is [3.7.2](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/releases/tag/v3.7.2). For production
+The latest stable release is [4.0.0](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/releases/tag/v4.0.0). For production
 use, we recommend that you choose the latest stable release.
 
 The edge version is useful for experimenting with new features that are not yet published in a stable release. To use
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ your links to the correct versions:
 
 | Version | Description |  Image for NGINX | Image for NGINX Plus | Installation Manifests and Helm Chart | Documentation and Examples |
 | ------- | ----------- | --------------- | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------| -------------------------- |
-| Latest stable release | For production use | Use the 3.7.2 images from [DockerHub](https://hub.docker.com/r/nginx/nginx-ingress/), [GitHub Container](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pkgs/container/kubernetes-ingress), [Amazon ECR Public Gallery](https://gallery.ecr.aws/nginx/nginx-ingress) or [Quay.io](https://quay.io/repository/nginx/nginx-ingress) or [build your own image](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-ingress-controller/installation/build-ingress-controller-image/). | Use the 3.7.2 images from the [F5 Container Registry](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-ingress-controller/installation/pulling-ingress-controller-image/) or [Build your own image](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-ingress-controller/installation/build-nginx-ingress-controller/). | [Manifests](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/tree/v3.7.2/deployments). [Helm chart](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/tree/v3.7.2/charts/nginx-ingress). | [Documentation](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-ingress-controller/). [Examples](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-ingress-controller/configuration/configuration-examples/). |
+| Latest stable release | For production use | Use the 4.0.0 images from [DockerHub](https://hub.docker.com/r/nginx/nginx-ingress/), [GitHub Container](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pkgs/container/kubernetes-ingress), [Amazon ECR Public Gallery](https://gallery.ecr.aws/nginx/nginx-ingress) or [Quay.io](https://quay.io/repository/nginx/nginx-ingress) or [build your own image](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-ingress-controller/installation/build-ingress-controller-image/). | Use the 4.0.0 images from the [F5 Container Registry](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-ingress-controller/installation/pulling-ingress-controller-image/) or [Build your own image](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-ingress-controller/installation/build-nginx-ingress-controller/). | [Manifests](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/tree/v4.0.0/deployments). [Helm chart](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/tree/v4.0.0/charts/nginx-ingress). | [Documentation](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-ingress-controller/). [Examples](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-ingress-controller/configuration/configuration-examples/). |
 | Edge/Nightly | For testing and experimenting | Use the edge or nightly images from [DockerHub](https://hub.docker.com/r/nginx/nginx-ingress/), [GitHub Container](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pkgs/container/kubernetes-ingress), [Amazon ECR Public Gallery](https://gallery.ecr.aws/nginx/nginx-ingress) or [Quay.io](https://quay.io/repository/nginx/nginx-ingress) or [build your own image](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-ingress-controller/installation/build-nginx-ingress-controller/). | [Build your own image](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-ingress-controller/installation/build-nginx-ingress-controller/). | [Manifests](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/tree/main/deployments). [Helm chart](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/tree/main/charts/nginx-ingress). | [Documentation](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/tree/main/site/content). [Examples](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/tree/main/examples). |
 
 ## SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
diff --git a/charts/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml b/charts/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml
index ea97012f9c..4e51e13877 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ appVersion: 4.0.0
 kubeVersion: ">= 1.23.0-0"
 type: application
 description: NGINX Ingress Controller
-icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/v3.7.2/charts/nginx-ingress/chart-icon.png
+icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/v4.0.0/charts/nginx-ingress/chart-icon.png
 home: https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress
 sources:
-  - https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/tree/v3.7.2/charts/nginx-ingress
+  - https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/tree/v4.0.0/charts/nginx-ingress
 keywords:
   - ingress
   - nginx
diff --git a/charts/nginx-ingress/values-icp.yaml b/charts/nginx-ingress/values-icp.yaml
index d4047c389b..c07addffd0 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-ingress/values-icp.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-ingress/values-icp.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ controller:
   nginxplus: true
   image:
     repository: mycluster.icp:8500/kube-system/nginx-plus-ingress
-    tag: "3.7.2"
+    tag: "4.0.0"
   nodeSelector:
     beta.kubernetes.io/arch: "amd64"
     proxy: true
diff --git a/charts/nginx-ingress/values-plus.yaml b/charts/nginx-ingress/values-plus.yaml
index 4a0f44a0ac..91e3493750 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-ingress/values-plus.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-ingress/values-plus.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ controller:
   nginxplus: true
   image:
     repository: nginx-plus-ingress
-    tag: "3.7.2"
+    tag: "4.0.0"
diff --git a/charts/nginx-ingress/values.schema.json b/charts/nginx-ingress/values.schema.json
index 37fa09e886..66a2a0fbf3 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-ingress/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/nginx-ingress/values.schema.json
@@ -674,10 +674,10 @@
             },
             "tag": {
               "type": "string",
-              "default": "3.7.2",
+              "default": "4.0.0",
               "title": "The tag of the Ingress Controller image",
               "examples": [
-                "3.7.2"
+                "4.0.0"
               ]
             },
             "digest": {
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@
           "examples": [
             {
               "repository": "nginx/nginx-ingress",
-              "tag": "3.7.2",
+              "tag": "4.0.0",
               "pullPolicy": "IfNotPresent"
             }
           ]
@@ -1865,7 +1865,7 @@
           "customPorts": [],
           "image": {
             "repository": "nginx/nginx-ingress",
-            "tag": "3.7.2",
+            "tag": "4.0.0",
             "digest": "",
             "pullPolicy": "IfNotPresent"
           },
@@ -2479,7 +2479,7 @@
         "customPorts": [],
         "image": {
           "repository": "nginx/nginx-ingress",
-          "tag": "3.7.2",
+          "tag": "4.0.0",
           "digest": "",
           "pullPolicy": "IfNotPresent"
         },
diff --git a/charts/nginx-ingress/values.yaml b/charts/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
index 9fc4bb2dea..09f89f295f 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ controller:
     repository: nginx/nginx-ingress
 
     ## The tag of the Ingress Controller image. If not specified the appVersion from Chart.yaml is used as a tag.
-    # tag: "3.7.2"
+    # tag: "4.0.0"
     ## The digest of the Ingress Controller image.
     ## If digest is specified it has precedence over tag and will be used instead
     # digest: "sha256:CHANGEME"
diff --git a/deployments/daemon-set/nginx-ingress.yaml b/deployments/daemon-set/nginx-ingress.yaml
index 9b879032f9..a3b502d47b 100644
--- a/deployments/daemon-set/nginx-ingress.yaml
+++ b/deployments/daemon-set/nginx-ingress.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
 #      - name: nginx-log
 #        emptyDir: {}
       containers:
-      - image: nginx/nginx-ingress:3.7.2
+      - image: nginx/nginx-ingress:4.0.0
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx-ingress
         ports:
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ spec:
          #- -enable-prometheus-metrics
          #- -global-configuration=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/nginx-configuration
 #      initContainers:
-#      - image: nginx/nginx-ingress:3.7.2
+#      - image: nginx/nginx-ingress:4.0.0
 #        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 #        name: init-nginx-ingress
 #        command: ['cp', '-vdR', '/etc/nginx/.', '/mnt/etc']
diff --git a/deployments/daemon-set/nginx-plus-ingress.yaml b/deployments/daemon-set/nginx-plus-ingress.yaml
index 339775eefb..61f83c6e7e 100644
--- a/deployments/daemon-set/nginx-plus-ingress.yaml
+++ b/deployments/daemon-set/nginx-plus-ingress.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
 #      - name: nginx-log
 #        emptyDir: {}
       containers:
-      - image: nginx-plus-ingress:3.7.2
+      - image: nginx-plus-ingress:4.0.0
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx-plus-ingress
         ports:
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ spec:
          #- -enable-prometheus-metrics
          #- -global-configuration=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/nginx-configuration
 #      initContainers:
-#      - image: nginx/nginx-ingress:3.7.2
+#      - image: nginx/nginx-ingress:4.0.0
 #        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 #        name: init-nginx-ingress
 #        command: ['cp', '-vdR', '/etc/nginx/.', '/mnt/etc']
diff --git a/deployments/deployment/nginx-ingress.yaml b/deployments/deployment/nginx-ingress.yaml
index d1095a047b..4e4d268470 100644
--- a/deployments/deployment/nginx-ingress.yaml
+++ b/deployments/deployment/nginx-ingress.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ spec:
 #      - name: nginx-log
 #        emptyDir: {}
       containers:
-      - image: nginx/nginx-ingress:3.7.2
+      - image: nginx/nginx-ingress:4.0.0
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx-ingress
         ports:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ spec:
          #- -enable-prometheus-metrics
          #- -global-configuration=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/nginx-configuration
 #      initContainers:
-#      - image: nginx/nginx-ingress:3.7.2
+#      - image: nginx/nginx-ingress:4.0.0
 #        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 #        name: init-nginx-ingress
 #        command: ['cp', '-vdR', '/etc/nginx/.', '/mnt/etc']
diff --git a/deployments/deployment/nginx-plus-ingress.yaml b/deployments/deployment/nginx-plus-ingress.yaml
index 9900c5f992..85313316ce 100644
--- a/deployments/deployment/nginx-plus-ingress.yaml
+++ b/deployments/deployment/nginx-plus-ingress.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ spec:
 #      - name: nginx-log
 #        emptyDir: {}
       containers:
-      - image: nginx-plus-ingress:3.7.2
+      - image: nginx-plus-ingress:4.0.0
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx-plus-ingress
         ports:
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ spec:
          #- -enable-service-insight
          #- -global-configuration=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/nginx-configuration
 #      initContainers:
-#      - image: nginx/nginx-ingress:3.7.2
+#      - image: nginx/nginx-ingress:4.0.0
 #        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 #        name: init-nginx-ingress
 #        command: ['cp', '-vdR', '/etc/nginx/.', '/mnt/etc']
diff --git a/examples/custom-resources/service-insight/README.md b/examples/custom-resources/service-insight/README.md
index bcbc329d8a..c181c9cc4b 100644
--- a/examples/custom-resources/service-insight/README.md
+++ b/examples/custom-resources/service-insight/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
       securityContext:
       ...
       containers:
-      - image: nginx-plus-ingress:3.7.2
+      - image: nginx-plus-ingress:4.0.0
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx-plus-ingress
         ports:
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ spec:
       securityContext:
       ...
       containers:
-      - image: nginx-plus-ingress:3.7.2
+      - image: nginx-plus-ingress:4.0.0
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx-plus-ingress
         ports:
diff --git a/site/content/releases.md b/site/content/releases.md
index cbb810d778..ff085c9e30 100644
--- a/site/content/releases.md
+++ b/site/content/releases.md
@@ -6,6 +6,35 @@ doctypes:
 title: Releases
 toc: true
 weight: 2100
+## 4.0.0
+
+16 Dec 2024
+
+### <i class="fa-solid fa-bomb"></i> Breaking Changes
+
+### <i class="fa-solid fa-rocket"></i> Features
+
+### <i class="fa-solid fa-bug-slash"></i> Fixes
+
+### <i class="fa-solid fa-box"></i> Helm Chart
+
+### <i class="fa-solid fa-upload"></i> Dependencies
+
+### <i class="fa-solid fa-download"></i> Upgrade
+
+- For NGINX, use the 4.0.0 images from our
+[DockerHub](https://hub.docker.com/r/nginx/nginx-ingress/tags?page=1&ordering=last_updated&name=4.0.0),
+[GitHub Container](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pkgs/container/kubernetes-ingress),
+[Amazon ECR Public Gallery](https://gallery.ecr.aws/nginx/nginx-ingress) or [Quay.io](https://quay.io/repository/nginx/nginx-ingress).
+- For NGINX Plus, use the 4.0.0 images from the F5 Container registry or build your own image using the 4.0.0 source code
+- For Helm, use version 2.0.0 of the chart.
+
+### <i class="fa-solid fa-life-ring"></i> Supported Platforms
+
+We will provide technical support for NGINX Ingress Controller on any Kubernetes platform that is currently supported by
+its provider and that passes the Kubernetes conformance tests. This release was fully tested on the following Kubernetes
+versions: 1.25-1.32.
+
 
 ---
 {{< note >}}
diff --git a/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-helm-version.html b/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-helm-version.html
index c9929e36a8..359a5b952d 100644
--- a/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-helm-version.html
+++ b/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-helm-version.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.2
\ No newline at end of file
+2.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-operator-version.html b/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-operator-version.html
index acdc3f1b0b..fad066f801 100644
--- a/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-operator-version.html
+++ b/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-operator-version.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.4.2
\ No newline at end of file
+2.5.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-version.html b/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-version.html
index 47b6be3faf..0c89fc927e 100644
--- a/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-version.html
+++ b/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-version.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.7.2
\ No newline at end of file
+4.0.0
\ No newline at end of file

From a1bb4f0daab5b5047c928265d7073e9c57251a82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Abel <p.abel@f5.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:25:47 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 02/11] fix release notes hugo structure

---
 site/content/releases.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/site/content/releases.md b/site/content/releases.md
index ff085c9e30..7e257b6fca 100644
--- a/site/content/releases.md
+++ b/site/content/releases.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ doctypes:
 title: Releases
 toc: true
 weight: 2100
+
+---
 ## 4.0.0
 
 16 Dec 2024

From 938cbf719324b36b5d70ec510383de12fd7d072e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Abel <p.abel@f5.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:27:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 03/11] update release notes

---
 site/content/releases.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/site/content/releases.md b/site/content/releases.md
index 7e257b6fca..59f5f8f974 100644
--- a/site/content/releases.md
+++ b/site/content/releases.md
@@ -13,14 +13,30 @@ weight: 2100
 16 Dec 2024
 
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-bomb"></i> Breaking Changes
+- [6520](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6520) Add LogLevel & LogFormat flags
+- [6800](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6800) Deprecate v1alpha1 CRDs for GlobalConfiguration, Policy & TransportServer
+- [6903](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6903) Add license secret and mgmt config map
 
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-rocket"></i> Features
+- [6474](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6474) Add glog slog handler
+- [6605](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6605) TransportServer SNI
+- [6819](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6819) Add events to configmap
+- [6878](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6878) Add events when special secrets update
+- [6921](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6921) Add additional mgmt config parameters
 
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-bug-slash"></i> Fixes
+- [6583](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6583) Generate valid yaml for ReadOnly FS
+- [6635](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6635) UpstreamServer Fields Logs Displayed as Memory Addresses
+- [6661](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6661) Revert to original main-template without pod downtime
+- [6733](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6733) Add nil check to apikey suppliedIn
+- [6780](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6780) Use default VS and TS templates when CfgMap obj is deleted
 
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-box"></i> Helm Chart
+- [6667](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6667) Helm schema examples
 
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-upload"></i> Dependencies
+- [6485](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6485), [6497](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6497), [6512](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6512), [6533](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6533), [6543](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6543), [6557](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6557), [6580](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6580), [6607](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6607), [6638](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6638), [6654](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6654), [6657](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6657), [6676](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6676), [6685](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6685), [6699](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6699), [6697](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6697), [6719](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6719), [6717](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6717), [6747](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6747), [6743](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6743), [6775](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6775), [6789](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6789), [6762](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6762), [6786](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6786), [6845](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6845), [6864](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6864), [6880](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6880), [6862](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6862), [6897](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6897), [6890](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6890), [6905](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6905), [6906](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6906), [6909](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6909), [6919](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6919), [6936](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6936), [6945](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6945), [6971](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6971) & [6982](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6982) Bump the Docker dependencies
+- [6483](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6483), [6496](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6496), [6522](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6522), [6540](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6540), [6559](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6559), [6589](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6589), [6614](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6614), [6643](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6643), [6669](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6669), [6683](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6683), [6704](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6704), [6712](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6712), [6728](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6728), [6745](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6745), [6767](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6767), [6782](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6782), [6815](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6815), [6826](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6826), [6835](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6835), [6842](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6842), [6861](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6861), [6916](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6916), [6908](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6908), [6931](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6931), [6969](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6969), [6973](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6973), [6988](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6988) & [6994](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6994) Bump the go dependencies
 
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-download"></i> Upgrade
 

From 3aa0b9e7bf7496c42011866ce4bf413596214242 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Abel <p.abel@f5.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:39:55 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 04/11] update operator to 3.0.0

---
 site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-operator-version.html | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-operator-version.html b/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-operator-version.html
index fad066f801..56fea8a08d 100644
--- a/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-operator-version.html
+++ b/site/layouts/shortcodes/nic-operator-version.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.5.0
\ No newline at end of file
+3.0.0
\ No newline at end of file

From 8670c943a9128a2bb6cfa435b9c4d0e8271e60ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Abel <p.abel@f5.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:05:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 05/11] include upgrade docs in release notes

---
 site/content/releases.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/site/content/releases.md b/site/content/releases.md
index 59f5f8f974..061d380504 100644
--- a/site/content/releases.md
+++ b/site/content/releases.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ weight: 2100
 [Amazon ECR Public Gallery](https://gallery.ecr.aws/nginx/nginx-ingress) or [Quay.io](https://quay.io/repository/nginx/nginx-ingress).
 - For NGINX Plus, use the 4.0.0 images from the F5 Container registry or build your own image using the 4.0.0 source code
 - For Helm, use version 2.0.0 of the chart.
+- [Upgrading to v4]({{< relref "installation/installing-nic/upgrade-to-v4" >}})
 
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-life-ring"></i> Supported Platforms
 

From 6cc1ae06d7eeaffcaee18ce1fea461cc0e220106 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Abel <p.abel@f5.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:24:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 06/11] update techspecs

---
 site/content/technical-specifications.md | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/site/content/technical-specifications.md b/site/content/technical-specifications.md
index 554569285c..60c8584123 100644
--- a/site/content/technical-specifications.md
+++ b/site/content/technical-specifications.md
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ We test NGINX Ingress Controller on a range of Kubernetes platforms for each rel
 {{< bootstrap-table "table table-bordered table-striped table-responsive" >}}
 | NIC Version | Supported Kubernetes Version | NIC Helm Chart Version | NIC Operator Version | NGINX / NGINX Plus version |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| {{< nic-version >}} | 1.25 - 1.31 | {{< nic-helm-version >}} | {{< nic-operator-version >}} | 1.27.2 / R32 P1 |
+| {{< nic-version >}} | 1.25 - 1.32 | {{< nic-helm-version >}} | {{< nic-operator-version >}} | 1.27.3 / R33 P1 |
+| 3.7.2 | 1.25 - 1.31 | 1.4.2 | 2.4.2 | 1.27.2 / R32 P1 |
 | 3.6.2 | 1.25 - 1.31 | 1.3.2 | 2.3.2 | 1.27.1 / R32 P1 |
 | 3.5.2 | 1.23 - 1.30 | 1.2.2 | 2.2.2 | 1.27.0 / R32 |
 | 3.4.3 | 1.23 - 1.29 | 1.1.3 | 2.1.2 | 1.25.4 / R31 P1 |
@@ -48,13 +49,13 @@ We provide the following Docker images, which include NGINX or NGINX Plus bundle
 
 ### Images with NGINX
 
-_All images include NGINX 1.27.2._
+_All images include NGINX 1.27.3._
 
 {{< bootstrap-table "table table-bordered table-responsive" >}}
 |<div style="width:200px">Name</div> | <div style="width:100px">Base image</div> | <div style="width:200px">Third-party modules</div> | DockerHub image | Architectures |
 | ---| --- | --- | --- | --- |
-|Alpine-based image | ``nginx:1.27.2-alpine``,<br>based on on ``alpine:3.20`` | NGINX OpenTracing module<br><br>OpenTracing library<br><br>OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger<br><br>Zipkin and Datadog | ``nginx/nginx-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}-alpine`` | arm/v7<br>arm64<br>amd64<br>ppc64le<br>s390x |
-|Debian-based image | ``nginx:1.27.2``,<br>based on on ``debian:12-slim`` | NGINX OpenTracing module<br><br>OpenTracing library<br><br>OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger<br><br>Zipkin and Datadog | ``nginx/nginx-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}`` | arm/v7<br>arm64<br>amd64<br>ppc64le<br>s390x |
+|Alpine-based image | ``nginx:1.27.3-alpine``,<br>based on on ``alpine:3.20`` | NGINX OpenTracing module<br><br>OpenTracing library<br><br>OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger<br><br>Zipkin and Datadog | ``nginx/nginx-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}-alpine`` | arm/v7<br>arm64<br>amd64<br>ppc64le<br>s390x |
+|Debian-based image | ``nginx:1.27.3``,<br>based on on ``debian:12-slim`` | NGINX OpenTracing module<br><br>OpenTracing library<br><br>OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger<br><br>Zipkin and Datadog | ``nginx/nginx-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}`` | arm/v7<br>arm64<br>amd64<br>ppc64le<br>s390x |
 |Ubi-based image | ``redhat/ubi9-minimal`` | | ``nginx/nginx-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}-ubi`` | arm64<br>amd64<br>ppc64le<br>s390x |
 {{% /bootstrap-table %}}
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ _All images include NGINX 1.27.2._
 
 ### Images with NGINX Plus
 
-_NGINX Plus images include NGINX Plus R32._
+_NGINX Plus images include NGINX Plus R33._
 
 ---
 

From 65f6896162e0f54c3975e5f0321a0d842e39708b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Abel <p.abel@f5.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:27:52 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 07/11] remove unsupported architectures

---
 site/content/technical-specifications.md | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/site/content/technical-specifications.md b/site/content/technical-specifications.md
index 60c8584123..1c8f56e5e4 100644
--- a/site/content/technical-specifications.md
+++ b/site/content/technical-specifications.md
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ NGINX Plus images are available through the F5 Container registry `private-regis
 | ---| ---| --- | --- | --- |
 |Alpine-based image | ``alpine:3.20`` | NGINX Plus JavaScript and OpenTracing modules<br><br>OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger<br><br>Zipkin and Datadog | `nginx-ic/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}-alpine` | arm64<br>amd64 |
 |Alpine-based image with FIPS inside | ``alpine:3.20`` | NGINX Plus JavaScript and OpenTracing modules<br><br>OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger<br><br>Zipkin and Datadog<br><br>FIPS module and OpenSSL configuration | `nginx-ic/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}-alpine-fips` | arm64<br>amd64 |
-|Alpine-based image with NGINX App Protect WAF & FIPS inside | ``alpine:3.17`` | NGINX App Protect WAF<br><br>NGINX Plus JavaScript and OpenTracing modules<br><br>OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger<br><br>Zipkin and Datadog<br><br>FIPS module and OpenSSL configuration | `nginx-ic-nap/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}-alpine-fips` | arm64<br>amd64 |
-|Alpine-based image with NGINX App Protect WAF v5 & FIPS inside | ``alpine:3.17`` | NGINX App Protect WAF v5<br><br>NGINX Plus JavaScript and OpenTracing modules<br><br>OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger<br><br>Zipkin and Datadog<br><br>FIPS module and OpenSSL configuration | `nginx-ic-nap-v5/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}-alpine-fips` | arm64<br>amd64 |
+|Alpine-based image with NGINX App Protect WAF & FIPS inside | ``alpine:3.17`` | NGINX App Protect WAF<br><br>NGINX Plus JavaScript and OpenTracing modules<br><br>OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger<br><br>Zipkin and Datadog<br><br>FIPS module and OpenSSL configuration | `nginx-ic-nap/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}-alpine-fips` | amd64 |
+|Alpine-based image with NGINX App Protect WAF v5 & FIPS inside | ``alpine:3.17`` | NGINX App Protect WAF v5<br><br>NGINX Plus JavaScript and OpenTracing modules<br><br>OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger<br><br>Zipkin and Datadog<br><br>FIPS module and OpenSSL configuration | `nginx-ic-nap-v5/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}-alpine-fips` | amd64 |
 |Debian-based image | ``debian:12-slim`` | NGINX Plus JavaScript and OpenTracing modules<br><br>OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger<br><br>Zipkin and Datadog | `nginx-ic/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}` | arm64<br>amd64 |
 |Debian-based image with NGINX App Protect WAF | ``debian:12-slim`` | NGINX App Protect WAF<br><br>NGINX Plus JavaScript and OpenTracing modules<br><br>OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger<br><br>Zipkin and Datadog | `nginx-ic-nap/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}` | amd64 |
 |Debian-based image with NGINX App Protect WAF v5 | ``debian:12-slim`` | NGINX App Protect WAF v5<br><br>NGINX Plus JavaScript and OpenTracing modules<br><br>OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger<br><br>Zipkin and Datadog | `nginx-ic-nap-v5/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}` | amd64 |
 |Debian-based image with NGINX App Protect DoS | ``debian:12-slim`` | NGINX App Protect DoS<br><br>NGINX Plus JavaScript and OpenTracing modules<br><br>OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger<br><br>Zipkin and Datadog | `nginx-ic-dos/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}` | amd64 |
 |Debian-based image with NGINX App Protect WAF and DoS | ``debian:12-slim`` | NGINX App Protect WAF and DoS<br><br>NGINX Plus JavaScript and OpenTracing modules<br><br>OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger<br><br>Zipkin and Datadog | `nginx-ic-nap-dos/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}` | amd64 |
-|Ubi-based image | ``redhat/ubi9-minimal`` | NGINX Plus JavaScript module | `nginx-ic/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}-ubi` | arm64<br>amd64<br>s390x |
+|Ubi-based image | ``redhat/ubi9-minimal`` | NGINX Plus JavaScript module | `nginx-ic/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}-ubi` | arm64<br>amd64 |
 |Ubi-based image with NGINX App Protect WAF | ``redhat/ubi9`` | NGINX App Protect WAF and NGINX Plus JavaScript module | `nginx-ic-nap/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}-ubi` | amd64 |
 |Ubi-based image with NGINX App Protect WAF v5 | ``redhat/ubi9`` | NGINX App Protect WAF v5 and NGINX Plus JavaScript module | `nginx-ic-nap-v5/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}-ubi` | amd64 |
 |Ubi-based image with NGINX App Protect DoS | ``redhat/ubi8`` | NGINX App Protect DoS and NGINX Plus JavaScript module | `nginx-ic-dos/nginx-plus-ingress:{{< nic-version >}}-ubi` | amd64 |

From c30f198274d2c44eacaf1bec276a7ba202fa7f13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Abel <p.abel@f5.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:49:33 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 08/11] minor updates

---
 site/content/releases.md | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/site/content/releases.md b/site/content/releases.md
index 061d380504..04992bba06 100644
--- a/site/content/releases.md
+++ b/site/content/releases.md
@@ -13,16 +13,14 @@ weight: 2100
 16 Dec 2024
 
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-bomb"></i> Breaking Changes
-- [6520](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6520) Add LogLevel & LogFormat flags
+- [6903](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6903) & [6921](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6921) Add support for NGINX Plus R33
+- [6520](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6520) & [6474](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6474) Add LogLevel & LogFormat flags
 - [6800](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6800) Deprecate v1alpha1 CRDs for GlobalConfiguration, Policy & TransportServer
-- [6903](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6903) Add license secret and mgmt config map
 
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-rocket"></i> Features
-- [6474](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6474) Add glog slog handler
 - [6605](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6605) TransportServer SNI
 - [6819](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6819) Add events to configmap
 - [6878](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6878) Add events when special secrets update
-- [6921](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6921) Add additional mgmt config parameters
 
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-bug-slash"></i> Fixes
 - [6583](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6583) Generate valid yaml for ReadOnly FS

From 3631f4efb38b6c8a8b836ec4fdfb8186273fb684 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Abel <p.abel@f5.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:50:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 09/11] update structured logging text

---
 site/content/releases.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/site/content/releases.md b/site/content/releases.md
index 04992bba06..da613a5fc3 100644
--- a/site/content/releases.md
+++ b/site/content/releases.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ weight: 2100
 
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-bomb"></i> Breaking Changes
 - [6903](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6903) & [6921](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6921) Add support for NGINX Plus R33
-- [6520](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6520) & [6474](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6474) Add LogLevel & LogFormat flags
+- [6520](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6520) & [6474](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6474) Add structured logging
 - [6800](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6800) Deprecate v1alpha1 CRDs for GlobalConfiguration, Policy & TransportServer
 
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-rocket"></i> Features

From b4215bd6444b5b241d8fb3bc11f1c99c51d6e523 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Abel <p.abel@f5.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:55:03 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 10/11] add 1.32.0 helm schema update

---
 site/content/releases.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/site/content/releases.md b/site/content/releases.md
index da613a5fc3..323b8f4654 100644
--- a/site/content/releases.md
+++ b/site/content/releases.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ weight: 2100
 
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-box"></i> Helm Chart
 - [6667](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6667) Helm schema examples
+- [6998](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6998) Update kubernetes version to v1.32.0 in helm schema
 
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-upload"></i> Dependencies
 - [6485](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6485), [6497](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6497), [6512](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6512), [6533](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6533), [6543](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6543), [6557](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6557), [6580](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6580), [6607](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6607), [6638](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6638), [6654](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6654), [6657](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6657), [6676](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6676), [6685](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6685), [6699](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6699), [6697](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6697), [6719](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6719), [6717](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6717), [6747](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6747), [6743](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6743), [6775](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6775), [6789](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6789), [6762](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6762), [6786](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6786), [6845](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6845), [6864](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6864), [6880](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6880), [6862](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6862), [6897](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6897), [6890](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6890), [6905](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6905), [6906](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6906), [6909](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6909), [6919](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6919), [6936](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6936), [6945](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6945), [6971](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6971) & [6982](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6982) Bump the Docker dependencies

From 6576f27d820f8ce17f8a4b5d9fdcafddfaf801f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Abel <p.abel@f5.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:51:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 11/11] Add release description

---
 site/content/releases.md | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/site/content/releases.md b/site/content/releases.md
index 323b8f4654..7a90f4c48b 100644
--- a/site/content/releases.md
+++ b/site/content/releases.md
@@ -12,10 +12,25 @@ weight: 2100
 
 16 Dec 2024
 
+With added support for [NGINX R33](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/releases/#nginxplusrelease-33-r33), deployments of F5 NGINX Ingress Controller using NGINX Plus now require a valid JSON Web Token to run.
+Please see the [Upgrading to v4]({{< relref "installation/installing-nic/upgrade-to-v4#create-license-secret" >}}) for full details on setting up your license `Secret`.
+
+API Version `v1alpha1` of `GlobalConfiguration`, `Policy` and `TransportServer` resources are now deprecated.
+Please see [Update custom resource apiVersion]({{< relref "installation/installing-nic/upgrade-to-v4#update-custom-resource-apiversion" >}}) for full details on updating your resources.
+
+Updates have been made to our logging library. For a while, F5 NGINX Ingress Controller has been using the [golang/glog](https://github.com/golang/glog). For this release, we have moved to the native golang library [log/slog](https://pkg.go.dev/log/slog).
+This change was made for these reasons:
+1. By using a standard library, we ensure that updates are more consistent, and any known vulnerabilities are more likely to be addressed in a timely manner.
+2. By moving to `log/slog`, we enable support for a wider range of logging formats, as well as allowing log outputs to be displayed in a Structured format, and for faster log parsing.
+
+Layer 4 applications got some love this release, with added support for SNI based routing with our TransportServer resource!
+In scenarios where you have multiple applications hosted on a single node, this feature enables routing to those applications through the host header.
+For more details on what this feature does, and how to configure it yourself, please look to our [examples section in Github](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/tree/v4.0.0/examples/custom-resources/transport-server-sni#transportserver-sni)
+
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-bomb"></i> Breaking Changes
 - [6903](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6903) & [6921](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6921) Add support for NGINX Plus R33
-- [6520](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6520) & [6474](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6474) Add structured logging
 - [6800](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6800) Deprecate v1alpha1 CRDs for GlobalConfiguration, Policy & TransportServer
+- [6520](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6520) & [6474](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6474) Add structured logging
 
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-rocket"></i> Features
 - [6605](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6605) TransportServer SNI
@@ -55,6 +70,10 @@ versions: 1.25-1.32.
 
 
 ---
+## 3.7.2
+
+25 Nov 2024
+
 {{< note >}}
 In our next major release, `v4.0.0`, the default log library for NGINX Ingress Controller will be changed from `golang/glog` to `log/slog`.
 This will mean that logs generated by NGINX Ingress Controller will be in a structured format with the option to choose a `string` or `json` output.
@@ -75,10 +94,6 @@ If a resource of `kind: GlobalConfiguration`, `kind: Policy` or `kind: Transport
 When `v4.0.0` is released, the release notes will contain the required upgrade steps to go from `v3.X.X` to `v4.X.X`
 {{< /important >}}
 
-## 3.7.2
-
-25 Nov 2024
-
 ### <i class="fa-solid fa-bug-slash"></i> Fixes
 - [6838](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pull/6838) Update oidc_template and conf