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 This Splunk OpenTelemetry Collector for Kubernetes release adopts the [Splunk OpenTelemetry Collector v0.117.0](https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-collector/releases/tag/v0.117.0).
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> If upgrading from a version older than 0.116.0, please review the [upgrade guidelines](https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-collector-chart/blob/main/UPGRADING.md#0113-to-0116) for details about potential breaking changes.
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 ### 💡 Enhancements 💡
 
 - `operator`: Bump java to v2.11.0 in helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/values.yaml ([#1608](https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-collector-chart/pull/1608))