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Co-authored-by: Alex Parker <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Paige Calvert <[email protected]>

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docs/release-notes/rn-embedded-cluster.md

@@ -11,6 +11,49 @@ This topic contains release notes for the [Replicated Embedded Cluster](/vendor/
 Additionally, these release notes list the versions of Kubernetes and Replicated KOTS that are available with each version of Embedded Cluster.
 
 
+* Introduces a new landing page and guided installation workflow for the Admin Console.
+
+### Improvements {#improvements-1-17-0}
+* Removes unused infrastructure images from the data directory on upgrades to free up storage space.
+* Adds additional host collectors and analyzers to improve troubleshooting with support bundles.
+* Support bundles will now include information on connectivity between Pods and nodes to help resolve networking issues more quickly.
+* The preflight checks for connectivity to replicated.app and proxy.replicated.com now use any privates CAs provided with `--private-ca`, in case a man-in-the-middle proxy is in use.
+
+## 1.17.0
+
+Released on October 31, 2024
+
+<table>
+  <tr>
+    <th>Version</th>
+    <td id="center">1.17.0+k8s-1.30</td>
+    <td id="center">1.17.0+k8s-1.29</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <th>Kubernetes Version</th>
+    <td id="center">1.30.5</td>
+    <td id="center">1.29.9</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <th>KOTS Version</th>
+    <td id="center" colspan="2">1.120.0</td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+
+### New Features {#new-features-1-17-0}
+* Adds partial rollback support where you can roll back from one version to another as long as the Embedded Cluster Config doesn't change between the two.
+* Introduces a new landing page and guided installation workflow for the Admin Console.
+
+### Improvements {#improvements-1-17-0}
+* Removes unused infrastructure images from the data directory on upgrades to free up storage space.
+* Adds additional host collectors and analyzers to improve troubleshooting with support bundles.
+* Support bundles now include information on connectivity between Pods and nodes to help resolve networking issues more quickly.
+* The preflight check for connectivity to replicated.app and proxy.replicated.com now use any private CAs provided with `--private-ca`, in case a man-in-the-middle proxy is in use.
+
+### Bug Fixes {#bug-fixes-1-17-0}
+* Fixes a panic that occurred when prompted to proceed after preflight warnings.
+* Fixes an issue where `troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2` was erroneously printed to the screen during installation.
+
 ## 1.16.0
 
 Released on October 23, 2024