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+## 👌 Kubernetes version support
+
+- Management Cluster: v1.27.x -> v1.31.x
+- Workload Cluster: v1.25.x -> v1.31.x
+
+[More information about version support can be found here](https://cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io/reference/versions.html)
+
+## Changes since v1.8.5
+## :chart_with_upwards_trend: Overview
+- 8 new commits merged
+- 1 bug fixed 🐛
+
+## :bug: Bug Fixes
+- clusterctl: Fix: considers objects in kube-system for cert-manager to avoid upgrading twice (#11456)
+
+## :seedling: Others
+- clusterctl: Add nutanix ipam & runtime extensions providers (#11414)
+- Dependency: Bump github.com/coredns/corefile-migration to v1.0.24 (#11533)
+- Dependency: Bump go to v1.22.10 (#11536)
+- Dependency: Bump Go version to v1.22.9 (#11410)
+- Dependency: Update controller runtime v0.18.6 (#11525)
+- e2e: Add dry-run CreateOrUpdate call in clusterctl upgrade e2e tests (#11458)
+- e2e: Add retry to clusterctl `UpgradeWithBinary` (#11541)
+
+## Dependencies
+
+### Added
+_Nothing has changed._
+
+### Changed
+- github.com/coredns/corefile-migration: [v1.0.23 → v1.0.24](https://github.com/coredns/corefile-migration/compare/v1.0.23...v1.0.24)
+- sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime: v0.18.5 → v0.18.6
+
+### Removed
+_Nothing has changed._
+
+_Thanks to all our contributors!_ 😊