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 <!--
 # [2.XX.X] - Unreleased
 
-## Beam 3.0.0 Development Highlights
-
-* New highly anticipated feature ([X](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/X)) to address Milestone Y ([#Y](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/Y)).
-
 ## Highlights
 
 * New highly anticipated feature X added to Python SDK ([#X](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/X)).
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 * ([#X](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/X)).
 -->
 
-# [2.71.0] - Unreleased
+
+# [2.72.0] - Unreleased
 
 ## Highlights
 
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 ## I/Os
 
-* (Java) Elasticsearch 9 Support ([#36491](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/36491)).
-* (Java) Upgraded HCatalogIO to Hive 4.0.1 ([#32189](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/32189)).
+* Support for X source added (Java/Python) ([#X](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/X)).
 
 ## New Features / Improvements
 
-* Support configuring Firestore database on ReadFn transforms (Java) ([#36904](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/36904)).
-* (Python) Inference args are now allowed in most model handlers, except where they are explicitly/intentionally disallowed ([#37093](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/37093)).
+* X feature added (Java/Python) ([#X](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/X)).
 
 ## Breaking Changes
 
@@ -86,13 +81,36 @@
 
 ## Bugfixes
 
-* Fixed FirestoreV1 Beam connectors allow configuring inconsistent project/database IDs between RPC requests and routing headers #36895 (Java) ([#36895](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/36895)).
-* Logical type and coder registry are saved for pipelines in the case of default pickler. This fixes a side effect of switching to cloudpickle as default pickler in Beam 2.65.0 (Python) ([#35738](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/35738)).
+* Fixed X (Java/Python) ([#X](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/X)).
+
+## Security Fixes
+
+* Fixed [CVE-YYYY-NNNN](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-YYYY-NNNN) (Java/Python/Go) ([#X](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/X)).
 
 ## Known Issues
 
+[comment]: # ( When updating known issues after release, make sure also update website blog in website/www/site/content/blog.)
 * ([#X](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/X)).
 
+# [2.71.0] - Unreleased
+
+## I/Os
+
+* (Java) Elasticsearch 9 Support ([#36491](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/36491)).
+* (Java) Upgraded HCatalogIO to Hive 4.0.1 ([#32189](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/32189)).
+
+## New Features / Improvements
+
+* Support configuring Firestore database on ReadFn transforms (Java) ([#36904](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/36904)).
+* (Python) Inference args are now allowed in most model handlers, except where they are explicitly/intentionally disallowed ([#37093](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/37093)).
+
+## Bugfixes
+
+* Fixed FirestoreV1 Beam connectors allow configuring inconsistent project/database IDs between RPC requests and routing headers #36895 (Java) ([#36895](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/36895)).
+* Logical type and coder registry are saved for pipelines in the case of default pickler. This fixes a side effect of switching to cloudpickle as default pickler in Beam 2.65.0 (Python) ([#35738](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/35738)).
+
+## Known Issues
+
 # [2.70.0] - 2025-12-16
 
 ## Highlights