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+# Release v0.194.0
+
+## 🚀 Features
+
+- Support EKS zonal shift config (#8005)
+
+## 🎯 Improvements
+
+- Fix missing ELB listener attribute actions required for AWS Load Balancer Controller v2.9.0 (#7988)
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+The eksctl maintainers would like to sincerely thank @jonathanfoster.
+