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+---
+prelude: >
+  - Kolla now deploys Nova in cells v2 mode.
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    There is new required option in passwords.yaml -
+    placement_keystone_password. To populate this variable with random
+    password, simply add it to passwords.yaml and re-run kolla-genpwd
+  - |
+    There is new required group in inventory. Please add these lines to your
+    inventory:
+
+    [placement:children]
+    control
+
+    [placement-api:children]
+    placement