---
# System prepended metadata

title: 'Flatcar Container Linux Release - ${DATE}'

---

# Flatcar Container Linux Release - ${DATE}

## {$CHANNEL} {$VERSION}

- AMD64-usr
    - Platforms succeeded: {$VALUE}
    - Platforms failed: {$VALUE}
    - Platforms not tested: {$VALUE}
- ARM64-usr
    - Platforms succeeded: {$VALUE}
    - Platforms failed: {$VALUE}
    - Platforms not tested: {$VALUE}

VERDICT: _GO_ / _WAIT_ / _NO-GO_ 
    
## Communication

---

#### Guidelines / Things to Remember

- Release notes are used in a PR and will appear on https://www.flatcar.org/releases/
- [Announcement Message](#Announcement-Message) is posted in [Flatcar-Linux-user](https://groups.google.com/g/flatcar-linux-user).  Make sure to post as “Flatcar Container Linux User”, not with your personal user (this can be selected when drafting the post).
- Make sure the the LTS is referred to as `LTS-2021`, and not `LTS-2605`
---

### Announcement Message

Subject: Announcing new releases {$channel} {$version}, {$channel} {$version}, ...


Hello,
We are pleased to announce a new Flatcar Container Linux release for the {$channel}, {$channel}, ... channel.

**Changes since {$prev-channel}-{$version}**

#### Security fixes
- Package 1 -  CVE-XXXX-YYYY (Please use NIST URLS), CVE-XXXX-ZZZZ
- Package 2 -  CVE-XXXX-YYYY (Please use NIST URLS), CVE-XXXX-ZZZZ

#### Bug fixes
- item (reference with link)
- item (reference with link)

#### Changes
- item (reference with link)
- item (reference with link)

#### Updates
- item (reference with link)
- item (reference with link)

**Changes compared to {$this-channel}-{$version}**

#### Security fixes
- Package 1 -  CVE-XXXX-YYYY (Please use NIST URLS), CVE-XXXX-ZZZZ
- Package 2 -  CVE-XXXX-YYYY (Please use NIST URLS), CVE-XXXX-ZZZZ

#### Bug fixes
- item (reference with link)
- item (reference with link)

#### Changes
- item (reference with link)
- item (reference with link)

#### Updates
- item (reference with link)
- item (reference with link)

Best,
The Flatcar Container Linux Maintainers

---

### Communication

#### Go/No-Go message for Matrix/Slack

Go/No-Go Meeting for {$channel} {$version}, {$channel} {$version}, ...
Pre-view images are available in https://bincache.flatcar-linux.net/images/amd64/$VERSION/
Tracking issue: https://github.com/flatcar/Flatcar/issues/XY
The Go/No-Go document is in our HackMD @flatcar namespace
Link: https://hackmd.io/LINKHERE?view

Please give your Go/No-Go vote with 💚 for Go, ❌ for No-Go, and ✋ for Wait.

Contributors & community feel free to put your suggestions, thoughts or comments on the document or here in the chat.

@MAINTAINER @MAINTAINER @MAINTAINER

#### Mastodon

_The toot (from [@flatcar](https://hachyderm.io/@flatcar)) goes out after the changelog update has been published; it includes a link to the web changelog._

New Flatcar {$channel}, {$channel}, ... releases now available! (or Flatcar releases for all channels)
📦 Many package updates: [highlight], [highlight] ...
🔒 CVE fixes & security patches: [highlight fix], [highlight fix] ...
📜 Release notes at the usual spot: https://www.flatcar.org/releases/ 

#### Kubernetes Slack

_This goes in the #flatcar channel_

Please welcome Flatcar releases of this month:
- Alpha ${VERSION} (new major)
- Beta ${VERSION} (maintenance release)
- Stable ${VERSION} (maintenance release)
- LTS-2022 ${VERSION} (maintenance release)

These releases include:
🚀 new features ...
🩹 Fix bugs ...
📦 Many package updates: ...
📜 Release notes in usual spot: https://www.flatcar.org/releases/
