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+prelude: |
+    The 2.0 release has three major changes:
+
+    * The default API version for the ``openstack baremetal`` and
+      ``ironic`` commands is ``latest``, the maximum version
+      understood by both the client and the server. This change makes
+      the CLI automatically pull in new features and changes
+      (including potentially breaking), from servers.
+
+    * The ``python-ironicclient`` package no longer includes the
+      ``python-openstackclient`` (OSC) package as a requirement.
+      ``python-openstackclient`` is needed if using the
+      ``openstack baremetal`` CLI.
+
+    * The ``ironic`` command line interface (``ironic`` commands) is
+      deprecated and will be removed in the OpenStack S* release.
+      Please use the ``openstack baremetal`` CLI instead.