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+# LmP v96 Release Notes
+
+**Quick Links:**
+- [v96 Test Results](placeholder)
+
+**Table of Contents**
+- [LmP v96 Release Notes](#lmp-v96-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
+
+**Action Required for NXP Users:**
+
+* NXP BSP support has been relocated from `meta-lmp` to the [`meta-partner`](https://github.com/foundriesio/meta-partner/) layer. The instructions for the migration can be found in the `meta-partner` README.
+
+## Updates
+
+### Platform Components
+
+**Yocto Project - Scarthgap 5.0.13**
+
+This release is based on OpenEmbedded/Yocto Project 5.0.13 (Scarthgap) and includes the following updated components:
+
+| Component | Version |
+|-----------|---------|
+| BitBake | 2.8.1 |
+| 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 | 1.46.0-r0 |
+| systemd | 1:255.21-r0 |
+| docker-moby | 25.0.3+gitf417435e5f6216828dec57958c490c4f8bae4f980+f417435e5f_67e0588f1d-r0 |
+
+**Foundries Updated Platform Components:**
+| Component | Version | Release |
+|-----------|---------|-------|
+| fioconfig | 62170c1344a7d3651c85354988677b77053d8ea1 | [link](https://github.com/foundriesio/fioconfig/commit/62170c1344a7d3651c85354988677b77053d8ea1) |
+| 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 | 1.0+git0+067a72f2c3-7 | [link](https://github.com/foundriesio/aktualizr-lite/releases/tag/v96.0.0) |
+| composectl | dc7fdc20251a73ad0ab9a6ffc91470d7286cfaea | [link](https://github.com/foundriesio/composeapp/releases/tag/v96.0.0) |
+
+**Security Updates:**
+
+For detailed CVE fixes included in this release, refer to the Yocto Project release notes:
+- [Yocto Project 5.0.12](https://docs.yoctoproject.org/next/migration-guides/release-notes-5.0.12.html)
+- [Yocto Project 5.0.13](https://docs.yoctoproject.org/next/migration-guides/release-notes-5.0.13.html)
+
+### Aktualizr-Lite Updates
+
+[View full changelog on GitHub](https://github.com/foundriesio/aktualizr-lite/releases/tag/v96.0.0)
+
+**Key Improvements:**
+- **Enhanced Visibility:** Uses composectl v96.0.0, which displays download progress and speed for each application blob
+- **API & CLI Extensions:** Includes minor enhancements to the API and command-line interface, along with various bug fixes
+- **Boost Compatibility:** Ensures compatibility with Boost version 1.88.0 and above
+
+### Composectl Updates
+
+[View full changelog on GitHub](https://github.com/foundriesio/composeapp/releases/tag/v96.0.0)
+
+**Enhanced Download Management:**
+- **Improved Visibility:**
+  - Displays status of partially downloaded blobs in `check` and `pull` command outputs
+  - Shows real-time download progress for each blob, including both average and current download speeds
+- **Network Reliability:**
+  - Adds configurable timeouts for registry communication to prevent stuck downloads:
+    - Connection timeout: 2 minutes
+    - Read timeout: 15 minutes
+- **Performance Optimization:** Skips stopping apps that are not installed, reducing unnecessary overhead
+
+### Deprecations
+
+**Layer Reorganization:**
+- **NXP BSP Support:** Relocated from `meta-lmp` to the [`meta-partner`](https://github.com/foundriesio/meta-partner/) layer
+  - Affects all NXP-based hardware platforms
+
+## 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.