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+# TiDB Operator v1.1.0-rc.4 Release Notes
+
+This is the fourth release candidate of `v1.1.0`, which focuses on the usability, extensibility and security of TiDB Operator. While we encourage usage in non-critical environments, it is **NOT** recommended to use this version in critical environments.
+
+## Action Required
+
+- Separate TiDB client certificates can be used for each component. Users should migrate the old TLS configs of Backup and Restore to the new configs. Refer to [#2403](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2403) for more details ([#2403](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2403), [@weekface](https://github.com/weekface))
+
+## Other Notable Changes
+
+- Fix the bug that the service annotations would be exposed in `TidbCluster` specification ([#2471](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2471), [@Yisaer](https://github.com/Yisaer))
+- Fix a bug when reconciling TiDB service while the `healthCheckNodePort` is already generated by Kubernetes ([#2438](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2438), [@aylei](https://github.com/aylei))
+- Support `TidbMonitorRef` in `TidbCluster` Status ([#2424](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2424), [@Yisaer](https://github.com/Yisaer))
+- Support setting the backup path prefix for remote storage ([#2435](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2435), [@onlymellb](https://github.com/onlymellb))
+- Support customizing `mydumper` options in Backup CR ([#2407](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2407), [@onlymellb](https://github.com/onlymellb))
+- Support TiCDC in TidbCluster CR. ([#2338](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2338), [@weekface](https://github.com/weekface))
+- Update BR to `v3.1.1` in the `tidb-backup-manager` image ([#2425](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2425), [@DanielZhangQD](https://github.com/DanielZhangQD))
+- Support creating node pools for TiFlash and CDC on ACK ([#2420](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2420), [@DanielZhangQD](https://github.com/DanielZhangQD))
+- Support creating node pools for TiFlash and CDC on EKS ([#2413](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2413), [@DanielZhangQD](https://github.com/DanielZhangQD))
+- Expose `PVReclaimPolicy` for `TidbMonitor` when storage is enabled ([#2379](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2379), [@Yisaer](https://github.com/Yisaer))
+- Support arbitrary topology-based HA in tidb-scheduler (e.g. node zones) ([#2366](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2366), [@PengJi](https://github.com/PengJi))
+- Skip setting the TLS for PD dashboard when the TiDB version is earlier than 4.0.0 ([#2389](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2389), [@weekface](https://github.com/weekface))
+- Support backup and restore with GCS using BR ([#2267](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2267), [@shuijing198799](https://github.com/shuijing198799))
+- Update `TiDBConfig` and `TiKVConfig` to support the `4.0.0-rc` version ([#2322](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2322), [@Yisaer](https://github.com/Yisaer))
+- Fix the bug when `TidbCluster` service type is `NodePort`, the value of `NodePort` would change frequently ([#2284](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2284), [@Yisaer](https://github.com/Yisaer))
+- Add external strategy ability for `TidbClusterAutoScaler` ([#2279](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2279), [@Yisaer](https://github.com/Yisaer))
+- PVC will not be deleted when `TidbMonitor` gets deleted ([#2374](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2374), [@Yisaer](https://github.com/Yisaer))
+- Support scaling for TiFlash ([#2237](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2237), [@DanielZhangQD](https://github.com/DanielZhangQD))
+
+
 # TiDB Operator v1.1.0-rc.3 Release Notes
 
 This is the third release candidate of `v1.1.0`, which focuses on the usability, extensibility and security of TiDB Operator. While we encourage usage in non-critical environments, it is **NOT** recommended to use this version in critical environments.
 
 ## Notable Changes
 
-- Skip auto-failover when pods are not scheduled and perform recovery operation no matter what state failover pods are in ([#2300](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2300), [@cofyc](https://github.com/cofyc))
+- Skip auto-failover when pods are not scheduled and perform recovery operation no matter what state failover pods are in ([#2263](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2263), [@cofyc](https://github.com/cofyc))
 - Support `TiFlash` metrics in `TidbMonitor` ([#2341](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2341), [@Yisaer](https://github.com/Yisaer))
 - Do not print `rclone` config in the Pod logs ([#2343](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2343), [@DanielZhangQD](https://github.com/DanielZhangQD))
 - Using `Patch` in `periodicity` controller to avoid updating `StatefulSet` to the wrong state ([#2332](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pull/2332), [@Yisaer](https://github.com/Yisaer))