🔄 Release Tracking: v1.8.13

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🚀 Release Cycle: v1.8.13

Branch: master
Run: https://github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/actions/runs/33196544435

Tags to be created:

• v1.8.13 (CNI/CNS/NPM)
• dropgz/v0.2.2
• azure-ipam/v0.4.3
• azure-iptables-monitor/v0.0.7
• azure-ip-masq-merger/v0.0.3
• cilium-log-collector/v0.0.4

⏳ Pending PRs — Dependabot (9) + Go Upgrade (6):

• ci: bump github/codeql-action from 4.36.0 to 4.36.2 #4457 — ci: bump github/codeql-action from 4.36.0 to 4.36.2
• ci: bump actions/stale from db5d06a4c82d5e94513c09c406638111df61f63e to 9461cb10066d1553762bac6a02599ab8c26b14dd #4496 — ci: bump actions/stale from db5d06a4c82d5e94513c09c406638111df61f63e to 9461cb10066d1553762bac6a02599ab8c26b14dd
• deps: bump the kubernetes-minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 2 updates #4617 — deps: bump the kubernetes-minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 2 updates
• ci: bump the all-github-actions group across 1 directory with 4 updates #4699 — ci: bump the all-github-actions group across 1 directory with 4 updates
• ci: bump windows/servercore from 3a2a2fd to 0df5b1c in /npm in the all-docker-dependencies group across 1 directory #4740 — ci: bump windows/servercore from 3a2a2fd to 0df5b1c in /npm in the all-docker-dependencies group across 1 directory
• deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 2 updates #4749 — deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 2 updates
• deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 11 updates #4750 — deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 11 updates
• deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 7 directories with 13 updates #4755 — deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 7 directories with 13 updates
• chore: upgrade Go 1.26 → 1.27.0 and align build/runtime crypto config #4756 — chore: upgrade Go 1.26 → 1.27.0 and align build/runtime crypto config
• ci: improve copilot-setup-steps for Go minor upgrades #4758 — ci: improve copilot-setup-steps for Go minor upgrades
• deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 7 directories with 13 updates #4766 — deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 7 directories with 13 updates

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🔄 Workflow re-triggered (run 33199201008)

Still pending (9):

• deps: bump the kubernetes-minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 2 updates #4617 — deps: bump the kubernetes-minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 2 updates
• ci: bump the all-github-actions group across 1 directory with 4 updates #4699 — ci: bump the all-github-actions group across 1 directory with 4 updates
• ci: bump windows/servercore from 3a2a2fd to 0df5b1c in /npm in the all-docker-dependencies group across 1 directory #4740 — ci: bump windows/servercore from 3a2a2fd to 0df5b1c in /npm in the all-docker-dependencies group across 1 directory
• deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 2 updates #4749 — deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 2 updates
• deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 11 updates #4750 — deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 11 updates
• deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 7 directories with 13 updates #4755 — deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 7 directories with 13 updates
• chore: upgrade Go 1.26 → 1.27.0 and align build/runtime crypto config #4756 — chore: upgrade Go 1.26 → 1.27.0 and align build/runtime crypto config
• ci: improve copilot-setup-steps for Go minor upgrades #4758 — ci: improve copilot-setup-steps for Go minor upgrades
• deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 7 directories with 13 updates #4780 — deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 7 directories with 13 updates

Previous skip comments on this issue still apply.

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🔄 Workflow re-triggered (run 33883712060)

Still pending (7):

• deps: bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.82.1 to 1.83.1 in /azure-ipam #4824 — deps: bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.82.1 to 1.83.1 in /azure-ipam
• deps: bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.82.1 to 1.83.1 in /tools/azure-npm-to-cilium-validator #4825 — deps: bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.82.1 to 1.83.1 in /tools/azure-npm-to-cilium-validator
• deps: bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.82.1 to 1.83.1 in /cilium-log-collector #4826 — deps: bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.82.1 to 1.83.1 in /cilium-log-collector
• ci: bump the all-github-actions group across 1 directory with 4 updates #4827 — ci: bump the all-github-actions group across 1 directory with 4 updates
• ci: fix false-positive issue dedup in go-version-check #4834 — ci: fix false-positive issue dedup in go-version-check
• ci: bump the all-docker-dependencies group across 8 directories with 3 updates #4837 — ci: bump the all-docker-dependencies group across 8 directories with 3 updates
• build: upgrade Go 1.26 -> 1.27.1 #4838 — build: upgrade Go 1.26 -> 1.27.1

Previous skip comments on this issue still apply.

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🔄 Workflow re-triggered (run 34634724857)

Still pending (9):

• ci: fix false-positive issue dedup in go-version-check #4834 — ci: fix false-positive issue dedup in go-version-check
• ci: bump the all-docker-dependencies group across 8 directories with 3 updates #4837 — ci: bump the all-docker-dependencies group across 8 directories with 3 updates
• build: upgrade Go 1.26 -> 1.27.1 #4838 — build: upgrade Go 1.26 -> 1.27.1
• deps: bump github.com/containernetworking/cni from 1.3.0 to 1.3.1 in /azure-ipam in the all-go-minor-and-patch group #4842 — deps: bump github.com/containernetworking/cni from 1.3.0 to 1.3.1 in /azure-ipam in the all-go-minor-and-patch group
• deps: bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.82.1 to 1.83.2 in /tools/azure-npm-to-cilium-validator #4850 — deps: bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.82.1 to 1.83.2 in /tools/azure-npm-to-cilium-validator
• deps: bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.82.1 to 1.83.2 in /cilium-log-collector #4851 — deps: bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.82.1 to 1.83.2 in /cilium-log-collector
• deps: bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.82.1 to 1.83.2 in /azure-ipam #4852 — deps: bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.82.1 to 1.83.2 in /azure-ipam
• deps: bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.83.1 to 1.83.2 #4853 — deps: bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.83.1 to 1.83.2
• deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 12 updates #4854 — deps: bump the all-go-minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 12 updates

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