A new release of the Ubuntu Cloud Images for stable Ubuntu release 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) is available at [1]. These new images superseded the existing images [2]. Images are available for download or immediate use on EC2 via publish AMI ids. Users who wish to update their existing installations can do so with:
   'sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo reboot'.

The following packages have been updated. Please see the full changelogs
for a complete listing of changes:
 * base-files: 11ubuntu5.3 => 11ubuntu5.4 
 * distro-info-data: 0.43ubuntu1.5 => 0.43ubuntu1.6 
 * grub2: 2.04-1ubuntu26.12 => 2.04-1ubuntu26.13 
 * shim-signed: 1.40.6+15.4-0ubuntu7 => 1.40.7+15.4-0ubuntu9 
 * ubuntu-release-upgrader: 1:20.04.35 => 1:20.04.36 
 * update-notifier: 3.192.30.8 => 3.192.30.9 


The following is a complete changelog for this image.
new: {}
removed: {}
changed: ['base-files', 'distro-info-data', 'grub-common', 'grub-pc', 'grub-pc-bin', 'grub2-common', 'motd-news-config', 'python3-distupgrade', 'shim-signed', 'ubuntu-release-upgrader-core', 'update-notifier-common']
new snaps: {}
removed snaps: {}
changed snaps: []
==== base-files: 11ubuntu5.3 => 11ubuntu5.4 ====
====     base-files motd-news-config
  * /etc/issue, /etc/issue.net, /etc/lsb-release, /etc/os-release: Bump
    version number to 20.04.3 in preparation of the next point release. 
==== distro-info-data: 0.43ubuntu1.5 => 0.43ubuntu1.6 ====
====     distro-info-data
  * Move Ubuntu EoLs off weekend days. (LP: #1939457)
==== grub2: 2.04-1ubuntu26.12 => 2.04-1ubuntu26.13 ====
====     grub-common grub-pc grub-pc-bin grub2-common
  [ Julian Andres Klode ]
  * unapply all patches, use gbp pq instead of git-dpm
  [ Dimitri John Ledkov ]
  * 10_linux: emit messages when initrdless boot is configured, attempted and
    fails triggering fallback. LP: #1901553
  * grub-common.service: port init.d script to systemd unit. Add warning
    message, when initrdless boot fails triggering fallback. LP: #1901553
  * debian/grub-common.service: change type to oneshot, add wantedby
    sleep.target, after sleep.target. The service will now start after resume
    from hybernation.  (LP: #1929860)
  * grub-initrd-fallback.service: add wantedby sleep.target, after
    sleep.target. The service will now start after resume from hybernation.
    LP: #1929860
  * grub-initrd-fallback.service, debian/grub-common.service: only start units
    when booted with grub. Use presence of /boot/grub/grub.cfg as proxy. LP:
    #1925507
==== shim-signed: 1.40.6+15.4-0ubuntu7 => 1.40.7+15.4-0ubuntu9 ====
====     shim-signed
==== ubuntu-release-upgrader: 1:20.04.35 => 1:20.04.36 ====
====     python3-distupgrade ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
  * DistUpgrade/ReleaseAnnouncement, DistUpgrade/EOLReleaseAnnouncement:
    Update the irc channel server reference to Libera.Chat (LP: #1937852)
  * Update mirrors, demotions, and translations.
==== update-notifier: 3.192.30.8 => 3.192.30.9 ====
====     update-notifier-common
  * Sleep for up to an hour in the background in order to spread the load
    of checking for release updates on the Ubuntu infrastructure
    (LP: #1836475)

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[1] http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/focal/release-20210819/
[2] http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/focal/release-20210812/