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+## Upgrade notes
+
+Read the upgrade notes carefully before upgrading Tetragon.
+Depending on your setup, changes listed here might require a manual intervention.
+
+* TBD
+
+#### Agent Options
+
+* TBD
+
+#### Helm Values
+
+* TBD
+
+#### TracingPolicy (k8s CRD)
+
+* TBD
+
+#### Events (protobuf API)
+
+* TBD
+
+#### Metrics
+
+* TBD
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+## Upgrade notes
+
+Read the upgrade notes carefully before upgrading Tetragon.
+Depending on your setup, changes listed here might require a manual intervention.
+
+* TBD
+
+### Agent Options
+
+* TBD
+
+### Helm Values
+
+* TBD
+
+### TracingPolicy (k8s CRD)
+
+* TBD
+
+### Events (protobuf API)
+
+* TBD
+
+### Metrics
+
+* TBD