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+name: Release Maintenance Task Checklist
+about: Track tasks that need to be done every release.
+title: '<VERSION> - Rancher Manager Release Maintenance Task Checklist'
+---
+
+This issue is to track tasks that need to be done every release regardless of whether the release has new feature content or not.
+
+- [ ] Update the [versions table](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/versions)
+- [ ] Update the [Rancher:webhook version mapping table](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/reference-guides/rancher-webhook)
+- [ ] Update the [CNI popularity table](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/faq/container-network-interface-providers#cni-community-popularity)
+- [ ] Update the [CSP adapter compatibility matrix](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/integrations-in-rancher/cloud-marketplace/aws-cloud-marketplace/install-adapter#rancher-vs-adapter-compatibility-matrix):
+- [ ] Update the [deprecated features table](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/faq/deprecated-features):
+- [ ] Create a new [release](https://github.com/rancher/rancher-docs/releases)
+- [ ] Update Algolia search index