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+# Release v0.188.0
+
+## 🚀 Features
+
+- Add support for Kuala Lumpur region (ap-southeast-5) (#7910)
+
+## 🎯 Improvements
+
+- Add GH workflow for automatically updating nvidia device plugin static manifest (#7898)
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+The eksctl maintainers would like to sincerely thank No contributors.
+