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+## 👌 Kubernetes version support
+
+- Management Cluster: v1.26.x -> v1.30.x
+- Workload Cluster: v1.24.x -> v1.30.x
+
+[More information about version support can be found here](https://cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io/reference/versions.html)
+
+## Changes since v1.7.7
+## :chart_with_upwards_trend: Overview
+- 2 new commits merged
+
+## :seedling: Others
+- clusterctl: Bump cert-manager to 1.16.1 (#11324)
+- Dependency: Uplift Go 1.22.8 (#11360)
+
+## Dependencies
+
+### Added
+_Nothing has changed._
+
+### Changed
+_Nothing has changed._
+
+### Removed
+_Nothing has changed._
+
+_Thanks to all our contributors!_ 😊