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+# [v0.80.0] - 2024-01-19
+### Build 🏭
+- **deps:** bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.14.0 to 0.17.0 ([#213](https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine-azurestack/issues/213))
+- **deps:** bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.14.0 to 0.17.0 in /test/e2e ([#212](https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine-azurestack/issues/212))
+
+### Documentation 📘
+- Azure Stack Hub doc update for v0.79.0 ([#208](https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine-azurestack/issues/208))
+
+### Maintenance 🔧
+- update Linux and Windows VHDs for Janurary 2024 ([#222](https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine-azurestack/issues/222))
+- remove unsupported feature gates for kubelet config in master and agent profile. ([#220](https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine-azurestack/issues/220))
+- include Windows Server December 2023 patches ([#219](https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine-azurestack/issues/219))
+- support CSI driver 1.29.1 for k8s 1.28 ([#218](https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine-azurestack/issues/218))
+- support Kubernetes v1.28.5 and 1.27.9 ([#217](https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine-azurestack/issues/217))
+- remove invalid k8s v1.28 flags and feature gates ([#216](https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine-azurestack/issues/216))
+
+#### Please report any issues here: https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine-azurestack/issues/new
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine-azurestack/compare/v0.80.0...HEAD
+[v0.80.0]: https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine-azurestack/compare/v0.79.0...v0.80.0