diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-test-1.19.x.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly-test-1.19.x.yaml
index 2f5398596b..20c80dcb23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-test-1.19.x.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-test-1.19.x.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,15 @@ env:
   GOPRIVATE: github.com/hashicorp # Required for enterprise deps
 
 jobs:
+  check-ent:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ endsWith(github.repository, '-enterprise') }}
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "Building Enterprise"
+
   frontend-test-workspace-node:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [ check-ent ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@0ad4b8fadaa221de15dcec353f45205ec38ea70b # v4.1.4
         with:
@@ -45,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
 
   frontend-build-ce:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [ check-ent ]
     env:
       JOBS: 2
       CONSUL_NSPACES_ENABLED: 0
@@ -117,6 +125,7 @@ jobs:
 
   frontend-build-ent:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [ check-ent ]
     env:
       JOBS: 2
       CONSUL_NSPACES_ENABLED: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-test-1.17.x.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly-test-1.20.x.yaml
similarity index 97%
rename from .github/workflows/nightly-test-1.17.x.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/nightly-test-1.20.x.yaml
index 10eb3d9e01..37f035def2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-test-1.17.x.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-test-1.20.x.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 
-name: Nightly Frontend Test 1.17.x
+name: Nightly Frontend Test 1.20.x
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 4 * * *'
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ on:
 
 env:
   EMBER_PARTITION_TOTAL: 4        # Has to be changed in tandem with the matrix.partition
-  BRANCH: "release/1.17.x"
-  BRANCH_NAME: "release-1.17.x"   # Used for naming artifacts
+  BRANCH: "release/1.20.x"
+  BRANCH_NAME: "release-1.20.x"   # Used for naming artifacts
   GOPRIVATE: github.com/hashicorp # Required for enterprise deps
 
 jobs:
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
   frontend-test-workspace-node:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [check-ent]
+    needs: [ check-ent ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@0ad4b8fadaa221de15dcec353f45205ec38ea70b # v4.1.4
         with:
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
 
   frontend-build-ce:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [check-ent]
+    needs: [ check-ent ]
     env:
       JOBS: 2
       CONSUL_NSPACES_ENABLED: 0
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
 
   frontend-build-ent:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [check-ent]
+    needs: [ check-ent ]
     env:
       JOBS: 2
       CONSUL_NSPACES_ENABLED: 1
diff --git a/.release/versions.hcl b/.release/versions.hcl
index 7f4e5b9538..253430f3cc 100644
--- a/.release/versions.hcl
+++ b/.release/versions.hcl
@@ -9,13 +9,10 @@ active_versions {
   version "1.20" {
     ce_active = true
   }
-  version "1.19" {
-    ce_active = true
-  }
+  version "1.19" {}
   version "1.18" {
     lts       = true
   }
-  version "1.17" {}
   version "1.15" {
     lts = true
   }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 940ab662e0..675b8d5bf5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,34 @@
+## 1.20.0 (October 14, 2024)
+
+SECURITY:
+
+* Explicitly set 'Content-Type' header to mitigate XSS vulnerability. [[GH-21704](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21704)]
+* Implement HTML sanitization for user-generated content to prevent XSS attacks in the UI. [[GH-21711](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21711)]
+* UI: Remove codemirror linting due to package dependency [[GH-21726](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21726)]
+* Upgrade Go to use 1.22.7. This addresses CVE 
+[CVE-2024-34155](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34155) [[GH-21705](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21705)]
+* Upgrade to support aws/aws-sdk-go `v1.55.5 or higher`. This resolves CVEs
+[CVE-2020-8911](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2020-8911) and 
+[CVE-2020-8912](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2020-8912). [[GH-21684](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21684)]
+* ui: Pin a newer resolution of Braces [[GH-21710](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21710)]
+* ui: Pin a newer resolution of Codemirror [[GH-21715](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21715)]
+* ui: Pin a newer resolution of Markdown-it [[GH-21717](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21717)]
+* ui: Pin a newer resolution of ansi-html [[GH-21735](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21735)]
+
+FEATURES:
+
+* grafana: added the dashboards service-to-service dashboard, service dashboard, and consul dataplane dashboard [[GH-21806](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21806)]
+* server: remove v2 tenancy, catalog, and mesh experiments [[GH-21592](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21592)]
+
+IMPROVEMENTS:
+
+* security: upgrade ubi base image to 9.4 [[GH-21750](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21750)]
+* connect: Add Envoy 1.31 and 1.30 to support matrix [[GH-21616](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21616)]
+
+BUG FIXES:
+
+* jwt-provider: change dns lookup family from the default of AUTO which would prefer ipv6 to ALL if LOGICAL_DNS is used or PREFER_IPV4 if STRICT_DNS is used to gracefully handle transitions to ipv6. [[GH-21703](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21703)]
+
 ## 1.20.0-rc1 (September 19, 2024)
 
 SECURITY: