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+ci:
+  fixes:
+    - summary: Replace deprecated nolint:stylecheck with nolint:staticcheck in Go files.
+      pull_request: https://github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/pull/2140
+core:
+  fixes:
+    - summary: >-
+        Add unschedulable toleration for high-performance pods to allow live migration during node
+        evacuation.
+      pull_request: https://github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/pull/2163
+    - summary: >-
+        Use StorageLiveMigratable condition for VM evacuation to correctly include VMs requiring
+        block migration.
+      pull_request: https://github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/pull/2163
+    - summary: >-
+        Set firmware outdated condition only for running VM instances and align firmware
+        workload-updater checks with current condition-driven flow.
+      pull_request: https://github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/pull/2162
+    - summary: >-
+        Make VirtualDisk storage class migration validation deterministic by injecting feature gate
+        and explicitly enabling VolumeMigration in unit tests.
+      pull_request: https://github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/pull/2138
+module:
+  fixes:
+    - summary: >-
+        fixes semver parsing for module version requirements, fix deckhouse requirements to '>=
+        1.74.2'
+      pull_request: https://github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/pull/2131
+test:
+  fixes:
+    - summary: Stabilize VirtualDiskSnapshots e2e by skipping on labeled CSI VolumeSnapshot readiness lag.
+      pull_request: https://github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/pull/2136
+    - summary: >-
+        Add e2e regression test for preserving VM additional interface naming after middle
+        ClusterNetwork removal and reboot.
+      pull_request: https://github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/pull/2124
+vd:
+  fixes:
+    - summary: >-
+        Prevent arbitrary storage class changes during active VirtualDisk migration, allowing
+        rollback only.
+      pull_request: https://github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/pull/2116
+vmop:
+  fixes:
+    - summary: >-
+        Force handling fixed for VM lifecycle operations: CLI stop now passes --force, and VMOP
+        restart now honors spec.force in controller logic.
+      pull_request: https://github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/pull/2168
+
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+# Changelog v1.8
+
+## Fixes
+
+
+ - **[module]** fixes semver parsing for module version requirements, fix deckhouse requirements to '>= 1.74.2' [#2131](https://github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/pull/2131)
+ - **[vd]** Prevent arbitrary storage class changes during active VirtualDisk migration, allowing rollback only. [#2116](https://github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/pull/2116)
+ - **[vmop]** Force handling fixed for VM lifecycle operations: CLI stop now passes --force, and VMOP restart now honors spec.force in controller logic. [#2168](https://github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/pull/2168)
+