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# LTS3 Release Notes

### 5.14

* Continuous backup is now supported via cronjobs
* Introduced `airctl` commands to provide `etcd` backup and restore features
* Workload cluster support for Kubernetes 1.32 and 1.33
* Updated the management cluster to Kubernetes 1.33

### 5.12

* Highly-available management plane running PMK 5.12
* Support for workload clusters with K8s 1.29, 1,30 and 1.**31**
* Management plane monitoring, management cluster image pinning to prevent GC

### 5.11 / LTS5

* Highly-available management plane running PMK 5.11
* Underlying management cluster upgraded to K8s 1.**30**
* Support for workload clusters with K8s 1.28, 1.29 and 1.**30**
* Management plane monitoring, management cluster image pinning to prevent GC

### 5.10 / LTS4

* Highly-available management plane running PMK 5.10
* Underlying management cluster upgraded to K8s 1.**27**
* Support for Ubuntu OS (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS)
* Support for workload clusters with K8s 1.27, 1.28 and 1.29

### 5.9 / LTS3 (GA)

* Highly-available management plane running PMK 5.9
* Underlying management cluster upgraded to K8s 1.25
* Support for running the management plane and workload clusters in "connected" mode - with access to the internet
* Support for workload clusters with K8s 1.24 and 1.25

### 5.6 / LTS2

* Highly-available management plane running PMK 5.6. The management plane now runs as containers on an underlying management cluster running K8s 1.21
* Support for workload clusters with K8s 1.21, 1.22, and 1.23
* Docker support deprecated. Switched to running user workloads on a containerd runtime
* Management plane and workload clusters are designed to work in air-gapped environments only

### 5.3 / LTS1

* Single node management plane running PMK 5.3
* Support for workload clusters with K8s 1.20
* Users workloads running on a Docker runtime
* Management plane and workload clusters are designed to work in air-gapped environments only

### Release Notes

[5.14 Release](https://pf9.developerhub.io/kubernetes-docs/PEC/smcp-514-release-notes)

[5.12 Release](https://pf9.developerhub.io/kubernetes-docs/5.12/PEC/smcp-5-12-release-notes)

[5.11 Release](https://pf9.developerhub.io/kubernetes-docs/5.11/PEC/smcp-5-11-release-notes)

[5.10 (LTS4) Release](https://pf9.developerhub.io/kubernetes-docs/5.10/PEC/pec-release-notes#510--lts4)

[LTS3 (GA) Release](https://pf9.developerhub.io/kubernetes-docs/v5.9/PEC/lts3-release-notes)

[LTS2 Release](https://pf9.developerhub.io/kubernetes-docs/v5.7/PEC/pec-lts2-release)

* [LTS2 Patch 1 Release](https://pf9.developerhub.io/kubernetes-docs/v5.7/PEC/pec-lts2-release#2022-22-12-platform9-edge-cloud-lts2-patch-1)
* [LTS2 Patch 2 Release](https://pf9.developerhub.io/kubernetes-docs/v5.7/PEC/pec-lts2-release#platform9-edge-cloud-lts-2-patch-2)
* [LTS2 Patch 3 Release](https://pf9.developerhub.io/kubernetes-docs/v5.7/PEC/pec-lts2-release#platform9-edge-cloud-lts-2-patch-3)
* [LTS2 Patch 4 Release](https://pf9.developerhub.io/kubernetes-docs/v5.7/PEC/pec-lts2-release#platform9-edge-cloud-lts-2-patch-4)


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