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title: 1.3.9 and 1.4.4
tags: [Release]

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# 1.3.9

## 👌 Kubernetes version support

- Management Cluster: v1.20.x -> v1.26.x [1]
- Workload Cluster: v1.18.x -> v1.26.x

[1] When using Cluster API with the experimental CLUSTER_TOPOLOGY feature, the Kubernetes version of the management cluster must be >= 1.22.0.

[More information about version support can be found here](https://release-1-3.cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io/reference/versions.html)

Changes since v1.3.8
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## :chart_with_upwards_trend: Overview
- 5 new commits merged
- 3 bugs fixed 🐛

## :bug: Bug Fixes
- CI: Always build Kind images for upgrade tests (#8870)
- CI: Ensure ALWAYS_BUILD_KIND_IMAGES is defaulted correctly in ci script (#8874)
- CAPBK: ignition: start kubeadm after network.target (#8804)

## :seedling: Others
- Dependency: Update cert-manager to v1.12.2 (#8887)
- CI: Add dependency label to github actions update (#8846)


_Thanks to all our contributors!_ 😊



# 1.4.4

## 👌 Kubernetes version support

- Management Cluster: v1.23.x -> v1.27.x
- Workload Cluster: v1.21.x -> v1.27.x


[More information about version support can be found here](https://cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io/reference/versions.html)


Changes since v1.4.3
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## :chart_with_upwards_trend: Overview
- 12 new commits merged
- 6 bugs fixed 🐛

## :bug: Bug Fixes
- CAPD: Add kind mapper (#8903)
- CAPD: test/capd: fix kind mapper entry for v1.25.11 (#8915)
- CI: Always build Kind images for upgrade tests (#8871)
- CI: Ensure ALWAYS_BUILD_KIND_IMAGES is defaulted correctly in ci script (#8876)
- e2e: Use known kindest/node image versions by sha for e2e upgrade tests (#8868)
- CAPBK: ignition: start kubeadm after network.target (#8803)

## :seedling: Others
- Dependency: Update KIND to v0.20.0 (#8911)
- Dependency: Update cert-manager to v1.12.2 (#8888)
- KCP: fix noisy error log triggered by missing patch helper (#8866)
- CI: Add dependency label to github actions update (#8847)

:book: Additionally, there have been 2 contributions to our documentation and book. (#8813, #8806)


_Thanks to all our contributors!_ 😊




