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+---
+prelude: >
+    This release is marking the start of Newton release support in Tempest
+other:
+  - OpenStack releases supported at this time are **Liberty**, **Mitaka**,
+    and **Newton**
+
+    The release under current development as of this tag is Ocata,
+    meaning that every Tempest commit is also tested against master during
+    the Ocata cycle. However, this does not necessarily mean that using
+    Tempest as of this tag will work against a Ocata (or future releases)
+    cloud.