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From: TiberiuGC <110664232+TiberiuGC@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 07:26:04 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add release notes for v0.197.0

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+# Release v0.197.0
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+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
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+- Add IAM capability if a custom IAM role is provided for Auto Mode (#8071)
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+## 📝 Documentation
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+- Cleanup Hybrid Nodes docs (#8072)
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+The eksctl maintainers would like to sincerely thank @geoffcline.
+