release(release/v0.33.x): v0.34.0

[dkoshkin]

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0.34.0 (2025-10-22)

What's Changed

Exciting New Features 🎉

• feat: update AWS CSI to 2.48.0 by @dkoshkin in feat: update AWS CSI to 2.48.0 #1280
• feat: Pull in EKS APIs by @jimmidyson in feat: Pull in EKS APIs #1253
• feat: Add EKS handlers by @jimmidyson in feat: Add EKS handlers #1254
• feat: enable Cilium kube-proxy replacement for new clusters by @dkoshkin in feat: enable Cilium kube-proxy replacement for new clusters #1288
• feat: automatically enable Cilium kube-proxy replacement feature by @dkoshkin in feat: automatically enable Cilium kube-proxy replacement feature #1286
• feat: update mindthegap version to v1.24.0 by @dkoshkin in feat: update mindthegap version to v1.24.0 #1305
• feat: EKS ClusterClass and example by @dkoshkin in feat: EKS ClusterClass and example #1296
• feat: Enable configurable parallel image pulls by @jimmidyson in feat: Enable configurable parallel image pulls #1306
• feat: add identityRef for AWS and EKS clusters by @dkoshkin in feat: add identityRef for AWS and EKS clusters #1311
• feat: add volume APIs to AWS and EKS Nodes by @dkoshkin in feat: add volume APIs to AWS and EKS Nodes #1309
• feat: update Cilium to latest version by @dkoshkin in feat: update Cilium to latest version #1318
• feat: cilium configuration overrides for EKS provider by @supershal in feat: cilium configuration overrides for EKS provider #1316

Fixes 🔧

• fix: Correct placementGroup variable name in API by @jimmidyson in fix: Correct placementGroup variable name in API #1256
• fix: hardcode the kubectl tag in registry syncer Pods by @dkoshkin in fix: hardcode the kubectl tag in registry syncer Pods #1262
• fix: include Generic config specs in EKS cluster API by @dkoshkin in fix: include Generic config specs in EKS cluster API  #1298
• fix: Ciliums kube-proxy replacement rollout and wait by @dkoshkin in fix: Ciliums kube-proxy replacement rollout and wait #1307

Other Changes

• test: Add t.Helper() calls in nested tests by @jimmidyson in test: Add t.Helper() calls in nested tests #1258
• build: remove legacy kube-vip manifest by @dkoshkin in build: remove legacy kube-vip manifest #1260
• refactor: move deprecated Kubelet flags to KubeletConfiguration by @dkoshkin in refactor: move deprecated Kubelet flags to KubeletConfiguration #1259
• build: Add kube-api-linter by @jimmidyson in build: Add kube-api-linter #1209
• docs: Remove redundant CRS enable env var by @jimmidyson in docs: Remove redundant CRS enable env var #1274
• ci: Fix reviewdog run for pushes to main by @jimmidyson in ci: Fix reviewdog run for pushes to main #1275
• test(e2e): Test against Kubernetes v1.34.0 via Docker provider by @jimmidyson in test(e2e): Test against Kubernetes v1.34.0 via Docker provider #1273
• ci: Upgrade CAPI core minor releases in own dependabot group by @jimmidyson in ci: Upgrade CAPI core minor releases in own dependabot group #1276
• refactor: Use declared builtin variable name rather than string by @dkoshkin in refactor: Use declared builtin variable name rather than string #1281
• ci: Use DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action instead of cachix action by @jimmidyson in ci: Use DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action instead of cachix action #1284
• perf: Enable compression of audit logs to increase retention, without changing disk space requirements by @dlipovetsky in perf: Enable compression of audit logs to increase retention, without changing disk space requirements #1270
• build: use kustomize to generate failuredomain examples by @dkoshkin in build: use kustomize to generate failuredomain examples #1294
• refactor: keep only common types in Generic config specs by @dkoshkin in refactor: keep only common types in Generic config specs #1297
• test: new LoadBalancer Service e2e test by @dkoshkin in test: new LoadBalancer Service e2e test #1304
• build: Update Kubernetes patch versions for tests by @jimmidyson in build: Update Kubernetes patch versions for tests #1310
• test: reduce polling frequency on PC API by @dkoshkin in test: reduce polling frequency on PC API #1312
• docs: Upgrade to docsy 0.12.0 with hugo >= 0.146.0 support by @jimmidyson in docs: Upgrade to docsy 0.12.0 with hugo >= 0.146.0 support #1315
• build: go1.25.1 to fix CVE by @jimmidyson in build: go1.25.1 to fix CVE #1314
• refactor: Use metallb APIs instead of unstructured by @jimmidyson in refactor: Use metallb APIs instead of unstructured #1317
• refactor: add new kube-proxy mode disable option by @dkoshkin in refactor: add new kube-proxy mode disable option #1319
• ci: Upgrade devbox install action and remove custom golangci-lint by @jimmidyson in ci: Upgrade devbox install action and remove custom golangci-lint #1322
• build: Update all tools via devbox update by @jimmidyson in build: Update all tools via devbox update #1328
• release(main): v0.34.0 by @supershal in release(main): v0.34.0 #1331

Full Changelog: v0.33.1...v0.34.0

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