een Istio 1.7.3 and Istio 1.7.4</p><div class="relnote-actions call-to-action"><a class=entry href=/v1.7/news/releases/1.7.x/announcing-1.7/upgrade-notes/><h5>BEFORE YOU UPGRADE</h5><p>Things to know and prepare before upgrading.</p></a><a class=entry href=https://github.com/istio/istio/releases/tag/1.7.4><h5>DOWNLOAD</h5><p>Download and install this release.</p></a><a class=entry href=https://istio.io/docs><h5>DOCS</h5><p>Visit the documentation for this release.</p></a><a class=entry href=https://github.c