Created and updated docs for 1.30 (#4412)

* Added directory docs/contents/releases/1-30/49

* Added file docs/contents/index.md

* Added file README.md

Author: charles-large

README.md

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Source: https://github.com/cncf/artwork/tree/master/projects/kubernetes/certifie
 
 | Release | Manifest | Kubernetes Version |
 | -- | --- | --- |
-| 48 | [v1-30-eks-48](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-30/kubernetes-1-30-eks-48.yaml) | [v1.30.14](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.30.14) |
+| 49 | [v1-30-eks-49](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-30/kubernetes-1-30-eks-49.yaml) | [v1.30.14](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.30.14) |
 
 ### Kubernetes 1-29
 

docs/contents/index.md

@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ if you are interested in the AL2 container runtime kernel version.
 * [v1-31-eks-1](releases/1-31/1/index.md) (September 26, 2024)
 
 #### EKS-D 1.30 Version Dependencies
+* [v1-30-eks-49](releases/1-30/49/index.md) (December 19, 2025)
 * [v1-30-eks-48](releases/1-30/48/index.md) (December 05, 2025)
 * [v1-30-eks-47](releases/1-30/47/index.md) (November 14, 2025)
 * [v1-30-eks-46](releases/1-30/46/index.md) (October 30, 2025)

docs/contents/releases/1-30/49/CHANGELOG-v1-30-eks-49.md

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+# Changelog for v1-30-eks-49
+
+This changelog highlights the changes for [v1-30-eks-49](https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/tree/v1-30-eks-49).
+
+## Changes
+
+### Patches
+No changes since last release
+
+### Projects
+* Project updates for EKS-D IAM Authenticator ([4384](https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/pull/4384))
+
+### Base Image
+* Update base image in tag file(s) ([4382](https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/pull/4382))
+

docs/contents/releases/1-30/49/index.md

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+# EKS-D v1-30-eks-49 Release
+
+For additional information, see the [changelog](CHANGELOG-v1-30-eks-49.md) for this release.
+
+## Release Manifest
+
+Download the release manifest here: [kubernetes-1-30-eks-49.yaml](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-30/kubernetes-1-30-eks-49.yaml)
+
+| Name | Version | URI |
+|------|---------|-----|
+| aws-iam-authenticator | v0.7.9 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator:v0.7.9-eks-1-30-49 |
+| coredns | v1.12.4 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/coredns/coredns:v1.12.4-eks-1-30-49 |
+| etcd | v3.5.21 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/etcd-io/etcd:v3.5.21-eks-1-30-49 |
+| go-runner | v0.18.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/go-runner:v0.18.0-eks-1-30-49 |
+| kube-apiserver | v1.30.14 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-apiserver:v1.30.14-eks-1-30-49 |
+| kube-controller-manager | v1.30.14 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-controller-manager:v1.30.14-eks-1-30-49 |
+| kube-proxy | v1.30.14 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-proxy:v1.30.14-eks-1-30-49 |
+| kube-proxy-base | v0.18.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-proxy-base:v0.18.0-eks-1-30-49 |
+| kube-scheduler | v1.30.14 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-scheduler:v1.30.14-eks-1-30-49 |
+| pause | v1.30.14 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/pause:v1.30.14-eks-1-30-49 |

docs/contents/releases/1-30/49/release-announcement.txt

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+Amazon EKS Distro v1-30-eks-49 is now available. Builds are available through ECR Public Gallery (https://gallery.ecr.aws/eks-distro). The changelog and release manifest are available on GitHub (https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/releases).
+