Created and updated docs for 1.34 (#4167)

* Added directory docs/contents/releases/1-34/5

* Added file README.md

* Added file docs/contents/index.md

* fix kubernetes versions in readme and add 1.34 build status

Author: vineeth-bandi

README.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 | 1-31    | [![1-31](https://prow.eks.amazonaws.com/badge.svg?jobs=build-1-31-postsubmit)](https://prow.eks.amazonaws.com/?job=build-1-31-postsubmit) |
 | 1-32    | [![1-32](https://prow.eks.amazonaws.com/badge.svg?jobs=build-1-32-postsubmit)](https://prow.eks.amazonaws.com/?job=build-1-32-postsubmit) |
 | 1-33    | [![1-33](https://prow.eks.amazonaws.com/badge.svg?jobs=build-1-33-postsubmit)](https://prow.eks.amazonaws.com/?job=build-1-33-postsubmit) |
+| 1-34    | [![1-34](https://prow.eks.amazonaws.com/badge.svg?jobs=build-1-34-postsubmit)](https://prow.eks.amazonaws.com/?job=build-1-34-postsubmit) |
 
 [![CII Best Practices](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/6111/badge)](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/6111)
 
@@ -58,26 +59,26 @@ Source: https://github.com/cncf/artwork/tree/master/projects/kubernetes/certifie
 -->
 ### Kubernetes 1-34
 
-| Release | Manifest | Kubernetes Version |
-| -- | --- | --- |
-| 4 | [v1-34-eks-4](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-34/kubernetes-1-34-eks-4.yaml) | [v1.34.0](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.34.0) |
+| Release | Manifest | Kubernetes Version                                                      |
+| -- | --- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 5 | [v1-34-eks-5](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-34/kubernetes-1-34-eks-5.yaml) | [v1.34.1](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.34.1) |
 ### Kubernetes 1-33
 
-| Release | Manifest | Kubernetes Version |
-| -- | --- | --- |
-| 14 | [v1-33-eks-14](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-33/kubernetes-1-33-eks-14.yaml) | [v1.33.4](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.33.4) |
+| Release | Manifest | Kubernetes Version                                                      |
+| -- | --- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 14 | [v1-33-eks-14](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-33/kubernetes-1-33-eks-14.yaml) | [v1.33.5](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.33.5) |
 
 ### Kubernetes 1-32
 
-| Release | Manifest | Kubernetes Version |
-| -- | --- | --- |
-| 24 | [v1-32-eks-24](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-32/kubernetes-1-32-eks-24.yaml) | [v1.32.8](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.32.8) |
+| Release | Manifest | Kubernetes Version                                                      |
+| -- | --- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 24 | [v1-32-eks-24](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-32/kubernetes-1-32-eks-24.yaml) | [v1.32.9](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.32.9) |
 
 ### Kubernetes 1-31
 
-| Release | Manifest | Kubernetes Version |
-| -- | --- | --- |
-| 31 | [v1-31-eks-31](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-31/kubernetes-1-31-eks-31.yaml) | [v1.31.12](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.31.12) |
+| Release | Manifest | Kubernetes Version                                                        |
+| -- | --- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 31 | [v1-31-eks-31](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-31/kubernetes-1-31-eks-31.yaml) | [v1.31.13](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.31.13) |
 
 ### Kubernetes 1-30
 

docs/contents/index.md

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ commands:
 
 ```bash
 RELEASE_BRANCH=1-34
-RELEASE=4
+RELEASE=5
 kubectl apply -f https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/crds/releases.distro.eks.amazonaws.com-v1alpha1.yaml
 kubectl apply -f https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-${RELEASE_BRANCH}/kubernetes-${RELEASE_BRANCH}-eks-${RELEASE}.yaml
 kubectl get release kubernetes-${RELEASE_BRANCH}-eks-${RELEASE}
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ repository for the [EKS Optimized AMI](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-eks-ami
 if you are interested in the AL2 container runtime kernel version.
 
 #### EKS-D 1.34 Version Dependencies
+* [v1-34-eks-5](releases/1-34/5/index.md) (October 06, 2025)
 * [v1-34-eks-4](releases/1-34/4/index.md) (October 02, 2025)
 
 #### EKS-D 1.33 Version Dependencies

docs/contents/releases/1-34/5/CHANGELOG-v1-34-eks-5.md

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Changelog for v1-34-eks-5
+
+This changelog highlights the changes for [v1-34-eks-5](https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/tree/v1-34-eks-5).
+
+## Changes
+
+### Patches
+No changes since last release
+
+### Projects
+No changes since last release
+
+### Base Image
+No changes since last release
+

docs/contents/releases/1-34/5/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# EKS-D v1-34-eks-5 Release
+
+For additional information, see the [changelog](CHANGELOG-v1-34-eks-5.md) for this release.
+
+## Release Manifest
+
+Download the release manifest here: [kubernetes-1-34-eks-5.yaml](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-34/kubernetes-1-34-eks-5.yaml)
+
+| Name | Version | URI |
+|------|---------|-----|
+| aws-iam-authenticator | v0.7.4 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator:v0.7.4-eks-1-34-5 |
+| coredns | v1.12.2 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/coredns/coredns:v1.12.2-eks-1-34-5 |
+| etcd | v3.5.21 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/etcd-io/etcd:v3.5.21-eks-1-34-5 |
+| go-runner | v0.18.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/go-runner:v0.18.0-eks-1-34-5 |
+| kube-apiserver | v1.34.1 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-apiserver:v1.34.1-eks-1-34-5 |
+| kube-controller-manager | v1.34.1 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-controller-manager:v1.34.1-eks-1-34-5 |
+| kube-proxy | v1.34.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-proxy:v1.34.0-eks-1-34-5 |
+| kube-proxy-base | v0.18.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-proxy-base:v0.18.0-eks-1-34-5 |
+| kube-scheduler | v1.34.1 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-scheduler:v1.34.1-eks-1-34-5 |
+| pause | v1.34.1 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/pause:v1.34.1-eks-1-34-5 |

docs/contents/releases/1-34/5/release-announcement.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Amazon EKS Distro v1-34-eks-5 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).
+