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 - ClusterManagerTaskThrottler Improvements ([#15508](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/15508))
 - Relax the join validation for Remote State publication ([#15471](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/15471))
 - Reset DiscoveryNodes in all transport node actions request ([#15131](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/15131))
+- MultiTermQueries in keyword fields now default to `indexed` approach and gated behind cluster setting ([#15637](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/15637))
 
 ### Dependencies
 - Bump `netty` from 4.1.111.Final to 4.1.112.Final ([#15081](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/15081))