(DOCSP-11794): 1.7.0 release notes (#344)

* (DOCSP-11794): 1.7.0 release notes

* (DOCSP-11794): fix typo

Author: jwilliams-mongo

source/release-notes.txt

@@ -20,6 +20,50 @@ Release Notes for |k8s-op-full|
       Production Notes </reference/production-notes>
       Known Issues </reference/known-issues>
 
+.. _ent-op-1.7.0:
+
+|k8s-op-full| 1.7.0
+-------------------
+
+*Released 2020-08-14*
+
+.. admonition:: Final Release with OpenShift 3.11 Support
+   :class: important
+
+   |k8s-op-short| 1.7.x is the final minor version release series that 
+   supports OpenShift 3.11. Do not upgrade to any future major or minor
+   version releases if you want to continue to deploy the |k8s-op-short|
+   using OpenShift 3.11.
+
+   The planned end of life for the |k8s-op-short| 1.7.x release series
+   is July 2021.
+
+Docker Image Changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- All |k8s-op-short| Red Hat Docker images are now based on UBI 8. In
+  the previous release, |k8s-op-short| Red Hat Docker images were based
+  on UBI 7.
+
+MongoDB Resource Changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- Supports LDAP as an authorization mechanism for MongoDB database 
+  resources you deploy with the |k8s-op-short|. For more information,
+  see the sample LDAP configurations on :gh:`GitHub
+  </mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-kubernetes/tree/master/samples/mongodb/authentication/ldap>`
+
+Bug Fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+- Fixes a bug that prevented scaling down a replica set from three
+  members to one member. 
+
+Known Issues
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- |onprem| cannot monitor Application Databases secured using |tls|.
+
 .. _ent-op-1.6.1:
 
 |k8s-op-full| 1.6.1