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+Before [upgrading to CockroachDB v24.3]({% link v24.3/upgrade-cockroach-version.md %}), be sure to review the following backward-incompatible changes, as well as [key cluster setting changes](#v24-3-0-cluster-settings), and adjust your deployment as necessary.
+
+If you plan to upgrade to v24.3 directly from v24.1 and skip v24.2, be sure to also review the [v24.2 release notes]({% link releases/v24.2.md %}) for backward-incompatible changes from v24.1.
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+- Upgrading to v24.3 is blocked if no [license]({% link v24.3/licensing-faqs.md %}) is installed, or if a trial/free license is installed with telemetry disabled. [#130576][#130576]
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+[#130576]: https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pull/130576
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+{% comment %}Remove this anchor when it is added to the v24.3.0 GA release notes{% endcomment %}
+<a id="v24-3-0-cluster-settings"></a>
diff --git a/src/current/_includes/releases/v24.3/deprecations.md b/src/current/_includes/releases/v24.3/deprecations.md
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+The following deprecations are announced in v24.3. If you plan to upgrade to v24.3 directly from v24.1 and skip v24.2, be sure to also review the [v24.2 release notes]({% link releases/v24.2.md %}) for deprecations.
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+- The session variable [`enforce_home_region_follower_reads_enabled`]({% link v24.3/session-variables.md %}#enforce-home-region-follower-reads-enabled) is now deprecated, and will be removed in a future release. The related session variable [`enforce_home_region`]({% link v24.3/session-variables.md %}#enforce-home-region) is **not** deprecated. [#129024][#129024]
+
+[#129024]: https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pull/129024