Kubernetes 1.26 Release

[damemi]

From https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release-1.26/README.md:

The 1.26 release cycle is as follows:

• Monday 5th September 2022: Week 1 — Release cycle begins
• Monday 24th - Friday 28th October 2022: Week 8 - KubeCon NA
• Wednesday 9th November 2022: Week 10 — Code Freeze
• Tuesday 6th December 2022: Week 14 — Kubernetes v1.26.0 released

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Pre-release Code Changes

Before publishing each release, the following code updates must be made:

• (Optional, but recommended) Bump k8s.io dependencies to the -rc tags. These tags are usually published around upstream code freeze. Example
• Bump k8s.io dependencies to GA tags once they are published (following the upstream release). Example
• Ensure that Go is updated to the same version as upstream. Example
• Make CI changes in github.com/kubernetes/test-infra to add the new version's tests (note, this may also include a Go bump). Example
• Update local CI versions for utils (such as golang-ci), kind, and go. Example - e2e, Example - helm
• Update version references in docs and Readme. Example

[a7i]

I'd like to take the pre-release code changes to become more familiar with the process.

/assign

[damemi]

Thanks @a7i, fyi all for this release I'd like to organize our tasks through a Github project so we can better keep track of what is in progress. I'm looking into how we can set one up for our project

[a7i]

Yes, I saw your comment after the assignment. Makes sense 👍🏼

[a7i]

/unassign

[damemi]

Got the project set up at https://github.com/orgs/kubernetes-sigs/projects/22 and filled in with draft issues

Let's wrap up v0.25.0 first, and then we can start organizing those. It will be great if we can get a dedicated meeting time set up for this from #944

[JaneLiuL]

cool, looks more transparency and funny ~~

[damemi]

Just created new issues for this release: #1007 #1008 #1009. Please feel free to self-assign if you are interested!

[damemi]

Last call: going to tag v0.26.0 this afternoon if there are no last minute changes waiting to get in (#1021)

[a7i]

/close

[k8s-ci-robot]

@a7i: Closing this issue.

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/close

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