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+summary: >
+    Added a new parameter for Kibana
+features:
+  - Added the ``kibana_version`` parameter to specify
+    which version of Kibana should be deployed.
+    Kibana version 4 is deployed by default.
+    To deploy Kibana version 5, specify the
+    ``kibana_version: 5`` parameter in the
+    ``classes/cluster/<cluster_name>/stacklight/server.yml``
+    file of the Reclass model.