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+## Release notes for kops 1.11 series
+
+# Significant changes
+
+* kops will attempt to remove NLBs (also known as ELB v2) that are tagged as
+  created by the cluster.  Please double-check the preview from `kops delete
+  cluster` before allowing deletion.
+
+# Required Actions
+
+None known at this time
+
+# Highlighted changes
+
+(coming soon)
+
+# Full change list since 1.10.0 release
+