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 This page documents the current and known upcoming maintenance windows.
 
+## Login & Compute maintenance, October 22nd, 2024
+
+Kernel and Slurm upgrades. Keep an eye on [our forum](https://hpc-talk.cubi.bihealth.org/t/maintenance-slurm-upgrade-october-22nd/1095) for updates. 
+
 ## Login, Compute and Storage Maintenance, December 13-14, 2022
 
 All informationand updates regarding maintenance will be circulated on our forum https://hpc-talk.cubi.bihealth.org/c/announcements/5.
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     Please add your publications using the cluster to [this list](misc/publication-list.md).
 
 ## News & Maintenance Announcements
+- :jack_o_lantern: October 22nd 2024: Kernel & Slurm upgrades on (almost) all nodes.
 - :ram: July 16th: New high-memory node `hpc-mem-5` with 4 TB of RAM.
 - :locomotive: Until autumn 2024: Operation Exodus – Migration of all data from GPFS to CephFS storage.
 - :maple_leaf: September 30th 2024: Unmounting of `/fast` on all non-transfer nodes.