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+# LmP v97 Release Notes
+
+**Quick Links:**
+- [v97 Test Results](placeholder)
+
+**Table of Contents**
+- [LmP v97 Release Notes](#lmp-v97-release-notes)
+  - [Important Migration Notes](#important-migration-notes)
+  - [Updates](#updates)
+    - [Platform Components](#platform-components)
+    - [Aktualizr-Lite Updates](#aktualizr-lite-updates)
+    - [Composectl Updates](#composectl-updates)
+    - [Deprecations](#deprecations)
+  - [Plans for the Future](#plans-for-the-future)
+  - [Known Issues](#known-issues)
+
+## Important Migration Notes
+
+_No migration notes for this release._
+
+## Updates
+
+### Platform Components
+
+**Yocto Project - Scarthgap 5.0.15**
+
+This release is based on OpenEmbedded/Yocto Project 5.0.15 (Scarthgap) and includes the following updated components:
+
+| Component | Version |
+|-----------|---------|
+| BitBake | 2.8.1 | <!-- TODO: confirm BitBake version for v97 -->
+| Go Runtime | 1.22.12-r0 |
+| Rust | 1.75.0 |
+| OpenSSL | 3.2.6-r0 |
+| Linux Firmware | 20240909 |
+| docker-cli-config | 0.1-r0 |
+| docker-credential-helper-fio | 0.1-r0 |
+| ostree-recovery-initramfs | 0.0.1-r0 |
+| resize-helper | 0.1-r0 |
+| ostree | 2024.5-r0 |
+| NetworkManager | 1.46.6-r0 |
+| systemd | 1:255.21-r0 |
+| docker-moby | 25.0.3+gitf417435e5f6216828dec57958c490c4f8bae4f980+f417435e5f_67e0588f1d-r0 |
+
+**Foundries Updated Platform Components:**
+| Component | Version | Release |
+|-----------|---------|-------|
+| fioconfig | `87efd8b30ea163b2bc97d9ed43c3a666f29864f8` | [link](https://github.com/foundriesio/fioconfig/commit/87efd8b30ea163b2bc97d9ed43c3a666f29864f8) |
+| fio-docker-fsck | `c939707c8f424cfd02c8d3c42605ffdb3439d653` | [link](https://github.com/foundriesio/fio-docker-fsck/commit/c939707c8f424cfd02c8d3c42605ffdb3439d653) |
+| lmp-device-register | `2557b25bedd47315dec47a01f09d27b979e84569` | [link](https://github.com/foundriesio/lmp-device-register/commit/2557b25bedd47315dec47a01f09d27b979e84569) |
+| aktualizr-lite | `2362e88f8b105b32cf871505082bdf3ed242009c` | [link](https://github.com/foundriesio/aktualizr-lite/releases/tag/v97.0.0) |
+| composectl | `cc9ef57a9986f768aa659e53142860d9b3818cdc` | [link](https://github.com/foundriesio/composeapp/releases/tag/v96.1.0) |
+
+**Security Updates:**
+
+For detailed CVE fixes included in this release, refer to the Yocto Project release notes:
+- [Yocto Project 5.0.14](https://docs.yoctoproject.org/next/migration-guides/release-notes-5.0.14.html)
+- [Yocto Project 5.0.15](https://docs.yoctoproject.org/next/migration-guides/release-notes-5.0.15.html)
+
+### Aktualizr-Lite Updates
+
+[View full changelog on GitHub](https://github.com/foundriesio/aktualizr-lite/releases/tag/v97.0.0)
+
+**New Features:**
+- **Proxy Support:** Adds configurable proxy support for fetching applications, enabling satellite use-case deployments
+- **TUF Meta Update Events:** Emits a TUF meta update event when an error occurs or the target list is updated
+
+**Improvements:**
+- **Reduced Dependencies:** Removes dependency on the `timeout` binary
+- **Better Error Reporting:** Prints more details when `composectl` commands fail
+
+### Composectl Updates
+
+[View full changelog on GitHub](https://github.com/foundriesio/composeapp/releases/tag/v96.1.0)
+
+**New Features and Improvements:**
+- **Proxy Support:** Adds proxy support via a configurable function in the application configuration
+- **DockerHub Compatibility:** Improves compatibility with DockerHub images and compose apps
+- **Force Update Completion:** Adds an option to force update completion
+- **URI Support:** Extends `run` and `rm` commands to accept URIs
+- **Debian Package:** Generates a Debian package as part of the release process
+
+**Bug Fixes:**
+- **Image Loading:** Fixes loading of identical images referenced multiple times with different paths
+- **Cleanup Behavior:** Prunes only dangling images by default after uninstall or update completion
+- **Suppress Non-Error Messages:** Fixes suppression of non-error messages when loading compose projects
+- **Proxy Handling:** Improves proxy handling throughout the application
+- **Image Deduplication:** Eliminates duplicate images during processing
+
+### Deprecations
+
+_No deprecations in this release._
+
+## Plans for the Future
+
+_To be announced in future releases._
+
+## Known Issues
+
+> **Note:** This section will be updated with any issues discovered during post-release testing and field deployment.