diff --git a/changelog/changes/2024-04-11-openstack-autologin.md b/changelog/changes/2024-04-11-openstack-autologin.md
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+- OpenStack, Brightbox: Added the `flatcar.autologin` kernel cmdline parameter by default as the hypervisor manages access to the console ([scripts#1866](https://github.com/flatcar/scripts/pull/1866))
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/common-oem-files/files/openstack/grub.cfg.frag b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/common-oem-files/files/openstack/grub.cfg.frag
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+set linux_append="flatcar.autologin"