cut v1.17.2

Author: willie-yao

CHANGELOG/v1.17.2.md

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+## Changes by Kind
+
+### Bug or Regression
+
+- Fixed an issue where CAPZ was accumulating memory over time that could never be garbage collected. ([#5286](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-azure/pull/5286), [@k8s-infra-cherrypick-robot](https://github.com/k8s-infra-cherrypick-robot))
+
+### Other (Cleanup or Flake)
+
+- Bump CAPI to v1.8.5 ([#5276](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-azure/pull/5276), [@mboersma](https://github.com/mboersma))
+
+## Dependencies
+
+### Added
+_Nothing has changed._
+
+### Changed
+- sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test: v1.8.4 → v1.8.5
+- sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api: v1.8.4 → v1.8.5
+
+### Removed
+_Nothing has changed._
+
+## Details
+<!-- markdown-link-check-disable-next-line -->
+https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-azure/compare/v1.17.1...v1.17.2