rade-notes/><h5>BEFORE YOU UPGRADE</h5><p>Things to know and prepare before upgrading.</p></a><a class="update-notice entry" data-title="Update Notice" data-downloadhref=https://github.com/istio/istio/releases/tag/1.2.5 data-downloadbuttontext="DOWNLOAD 1.2.5" data-updateadvice="Before you download 1.2.5, you should know that there's a newer patch release with the latest bug fixes and perf improvements." data-updatebutton="LEARN ABOUT ISTIO 1.2.10" data-updatehref=/v1.8/news/releases/1.2.x/announcing-1.2.10