Merge pull request #9094 from dewan-ahmed/dewan-relnotes-ci161

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
+date: 2025-01-17T10:00
 sidebar_position: 10
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@@ -22,6 +22,22 @@ These release notes describe recent changes to Harness Continuous Integration.
 
 ## January 2025
 
+### Version 1.61
+
+<!-- 2025-01-13 -->
+
+#### New features and enhancements
+
+- Added support for mTLS for CI Build stages using Kubernetes infrastructure. This requires using the [latest delegate with mTLS enabled](https://developer.harness.io/docs/platform/delegates/secure-delegates/delegate-mtls-support/). (CI-14888)
+
+#### 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 -->