diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/cloud-profile-status-e0d29b5e2f10e95c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/cloud-profile-status-e0d29b5e2f10e95c.yaml
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+---
+features:
+  - Add a field to vendor cloud profiles to indicate
+    active, deprecated and shutdown status.  A message to
+    the user is triggered when attempting to use cloud
+    with either deprecated or shutdown status.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/magic-fixes-dca4ae4dac2441a8.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/magic-fixes-dca4ae4dac2441a8.yaml
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+---
+fixes:
+  - Refactor ``OpenStackConfig._fix_backward_madness()`` into
+    ``OpenStackConfig.magic_fixes()`` that allows subclasses
+    to inject more  fixup magic into the flow during
+    ``get_one_cloud()`` processing.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/option-precedence-1fecab21fdfb2c33.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/option-precedence-1fecab21fdfb2c33.yaml
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+---
+fixes:
+  - Reverse the order of option selction in
+    ``OpenStackConfig._validate_auth()`` to prefer auth options
+    passed in (from argparse) over those found in clouds.yaml.
+    This allows the application to override config profile
+    auth settings.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/vendor-updates-f11184ba56bb27cf.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/vendor-updates-f11184ba56bb27cf.yaml
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+---
+other:
+  - Add citycloud regions for Buffalo, Frankfurt, Karlskrona and Los Angles
+  - Add new DreamCompute cloud and deprecate DreamHost cloud