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+---
+prelude: >
+    This is an intermediate release during the 2023.2 development cycle to
+    mark the end of support for EM Xena release in Tempest.
+    After this release, Tempest will support below OpenStack Releases:
+
+    * 2023.1
+    * Zed
+    * Yoga
+
+    Current development of Tempest is for OpenStack 2023.2 development
+    cycle.