Add release notes for v1.7.9

Signed-off-by: Kirtana Ashok <kiashok@microsoft.com>

releases/v1.7.9.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# commit to be tagged for new release
+commit = "HEAD"
+
+# project_name is used to refer to the project in the notes
+project_name = "containerd"
+
+# github_repo is the github project, only github is currently supported
+github_repo = "containerd/containerd"
+
+# match_deps is a pattern to determine which dependencies should be included
+# as part of this release. The changelog will also include changes for these
+# dependencies based on the change in the dependency's version.
+match_deps = "^github.com/(containerd/[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)$"
+
+# previous release of this project for determining changes
+previous = "v1.7.8"
+
+# pre_release is whether to include a disclaimer about being a pre-release
+pre_release = false
+
+# preface is the description of the release which precedes the author list
+# and changelog. This description could include highlights as well as any
+# description of changes. Use markdown formatting.
+preface = """\
+The ninth patch release for containerd 1.7 contains various fixes and updates.
+
+### Notable Updates
+
+* **update runc binary to v1.1.10::** ([#9359](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/pull/9359))
+* **vendor: upgrade OpenTelemetry to v1.19.0 / v0.45.0** ([#9301](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/pull/9301))
+* **Expose usage of cri-api v1alpha2** ([#9336](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/pull/9336))
+* **integration: deflake TestIssue9103** ([#9354](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/pull/9354))
+* **fix: shimv1 leak issue** ([#9344](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/pull/9344))
+* **cri: add deprecation warnings for mirrors, auths, and configs** ([#9327](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/pull/9327))
+* **Update hcsshim tag to v0.11.4** ([#9326](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/pull/9326))
+* **Expose usage of deprecated features** ([#9315](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/pull/9315))
+
+See the changelog for complete list of changes"""

version/version.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var (
 	Package = "github.com/containerd/containerd"
 
 	// Version holds the complete version number. Filled in at linking time.
-	Version = "1.7.8+unknown"
+	Version = "1.7.9+unknown"
 
 	// Revision is filled with the VCS (e.g. git) revision being used to build
 	// the program at linking time.