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+# commit to be tagged for new release
+commit = "HEAD"
+
+project_name = "containerd"
+github_repo = "containerd/containerd"
+sub_path = "api"
+ignore_deps = [ "github.com/containerd/containerd" ]
+
+# previous release
+previous = "api/v1.10.0"
+
+pre_release = true
+
+preface = """\
+The 12th release for the containerd 1.x API aligns with the containerd 2.3 release.
+"""