CI 1.61 release notes.

release-notes/continuous-integration.md

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 title: Continuous Integration release notes
 sidebar_label: Continuous Integration
-date: 2025-01-10T10:00
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 ## January 2025
 
+### Version 1.61
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+<!-- 2025-01-13 -->
+
+#### New features and enhancements
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+- Added support for mTLS for Kubernetes infrastructure in self-hosted VM runners. This enhancement ensures secure communication between runners and the Harness platform. (CI-14888)
+
+For more details, refer to the documentation: [Delegate mTLS support](https://developer.harness.io/docs/platform/delegates/secure-delegates/delegate-mtls-support/).
+
+#### Harness images updates
+
+| **Image**                | **Change**                                      | **Previous version** | **New Version** |
+| ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | --------------- |
+| `plugins/drone-git`      | Updated dependencies to address vulnerabilities | 1.6.3                | 1.6.4           |
+| `plugins/ci-addon`       | Minor updates and improvements                  | 1.16.69              | 1.16.71         |
+| `plugins/ci-lite-engine` | Minor updates and improvements                  | 1.16.69              | 1.16.71         |
+
 ### Version 1.60
 
 <!-- 2025-01-06 -->