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## Urgent Upgrade Notes

### (No, really, you MUST read this before you upgrade)

    - [Container Images](#container-images-9)
  - [Changelog since v1.27.0](#changelog-since-v1270)
  - [Urgent Upgrade Notes](#urgent-upgrade-notes)
    - [(No, really, you MUST read this before you upgrade)](#no-really-you-must-read-this-before-you-upgrade)
  - [Changes by Kind](#changes-by-kind-9)
    - [Deprecation](#deprecation)
    - [API Change](#api-change-2)
    - [Feature](#feature-8)

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## WARNING: etcd backup strongly recommended

Before updating to 1.9, you are strongly recommended to back up your etcd data. Consult the installation procedure you are using (kargo, kops, kube-up, kube-aws, kubeadm etc) for specific advice.