Pre-release PR 2.1.9 release

Author: dankova22

CHANGELOG-2.x.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# V2.1.9
+* Fixing CVEs and depricated pod images ([#1649](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/pull/1649)), [@thakurmi](https://github.com/thakurmi)
+* unpinned openssl to fix failing build ([#1611](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/pull/1638)), [@thakurmi](https://github.com/thakurmi)
+* CVE-2025-22869: bump golang.org/x/crypto to v0.35.0 ([#1611](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/pull/1611)), [@kunalmemane](https://github.com/kunalmemane)
 # V2.1.8
 * Remove unused workflow that publishes images to dockerhub ([#1621](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/pull/1621), [@jrakas-dev](https://github.com/jrakas-dev))
 *  Return existing access point if one already exists during create workflow ([#1620](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/pull/1620), [@jrakas-dev](https://github.com/jrakas-dev))

Makefile

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-VERSION=v2.1.8
+VERSION=v2.1.9
 
 PKG=github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver
 GIT_COMMIT?=$(shell git rev-parse HEAD)

docs/README.md

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ The following sections are Kubernetes specific. If you are a Kubernetes user, us
 | Amazon EFS CSI Driver Version | Image                            |
 |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 | master branch                 | amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:master |
+| v2.1.9                        | amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.9 |
 | v2.1.8                        | amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.8 |
 | v2.1.7                        | amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.7 |
 | v2.1.6                        | amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.6 |
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ The following sections are Kubernetes specific. If you are a Kubernetes user, us
 ### ECR Image
 | Driver Version | [ECR](https://gallery.ecr.aws/efs-csi-driver/amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver) Image |
 |----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| v2.1.8         | public.ecr.aws/efs-csi-driver/amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.8                |
+| v2.1.9         | public.ecr.aws/efs-csi-driver/amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.9                |
 
 **Note**  
 You can find previous efs-csi-driver versions' images from [here](https://gallery.ecr.aws/efs-csi-driver/amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver)
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ If you want to update to a specific version, first customize the driver yaml fil
 kubectl kustomize "github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/stable/?ref=release-2.0" > driver.yaml
 ```
 
-Then, update all lines referencing `image: amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver` to the desired version (e.g., to `image: amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.8`) in the yaml file, and deploy driver yaml again:
+Then, update all lines referencing `image: amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver` to the desired version (e.g., to `image: amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.9`) in the yaml file, and deploy driver yaml again:
 ```sh
 kubectl apply -f driver.yaml
 ```