Release Notes for 1.34

Signed-off-by: Ciprian Hacman <[email protected]>

Author: hakman

docs/releases/1.34-NOTES.md

@@ -1,51 +1,98 @@
 ## Release notes for kOps 1.34 series
 
-**⚠ kOps 1.34 has not been released yet! ⚠**
-
-This is a document to gather the release notes prior to the release.
+kOps 1.34.0 introduces major updates to container runtime management, enhanced cloud provider support, and significant networking improvements.
 
 # Significant changes
 
-* Default SSH key is now `~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub`, instead of the less secure `~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub`.
-* `crictl` and `nerdctl` are now only installed on demand, by setting `spec.containerd.installCriCtl=true` and `spec.containerd.installNerdCtl=true`.
-* `ebtables`, `ethtool` and `socat` are no longer installed by default.
-
-## Some Feature
+## Container Runtime
+* `crictl` and `nerdctl` are now only installed on demand ([#17604](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17604))
+  - Set `spec.containerd.installCriCtl=true` or `spec.containerd.installNerdCtl=true` to install
+* Update containerd to v2.1.4 ([#17532](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17532))
+  - Better systemd integration with dbus dependency fix ([#17603](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17603))
 
-* TODO
+## Networking
+* Update Cilium to v1.18.2 ([#17601](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17601))
+  - Add support for cilium-etcd with dns=none ([#17625](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17625))
+* Update Calico to v3.30.3 ([#17628](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17628))
+* Update Flannel to v0.27.4 ([#17641](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17641))
+* AWS VPC CNI updated to v1.20.2 ([#17629](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17629))
+* **BREAKING**: Canal support removed ([#17642](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17642))
 
 ## AWS
+* Update Karpenter to v1.8.1 ([#17624](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17624))
+  - Add support for feature gates configuration
+  - **Important**: Older versions must be uninstalled before upgrading ([#17567](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17567))
+* Add CPU and memory resource configuration for AWS Load Balancer Controller
+* Update EBS CSI driver to v1.47.0 ([#17560](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17560))
+* Add support for using ECR as pull-through image cache ([#16593](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/16593))
+
+## Azure
+* Add udev disk rules ([#17611](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17611))
+* Fix rolling-update error ([#17538](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17538))
+* Use internal K8s API endpoint for cloud-node-manager ([#17607](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17607))
+* Remove various VMSS configuration suffixes for cleaner naming
+* Use `kops` as the default admin user
+
+## OpenStack
+* Update OpenStack CSI images
+
+## Etcd
+* Update etcd to v3.6.5 for Kubernetes 1.34+ ([#17637](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17637))
+* Update etcd to v3.5.23 for Kubernetes <1.34
+* Update etcd-manager to v3.0.20250917 ([#17615](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17615))
+  - Use image volumes to mount etcd images ([#17539](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17539))
+
+## Other Components
+* Update cluster-autoscaler to v1.34.0 ([#17643](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17643))
+* Update CoreDNS to v1.12.4
+* Update Cloud Controller Managers for AWS, Azure, and Hetzner
+* Default SSH key changed to `~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub` (from RSA)
+* `ebtables`, `ethtool` and `socat` are no longer installed by default
 
-* Karpenter has been upgraded to v1.6.2. ([17567](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17567)
-
-## GCP
-
-* TODO
-
-## Openstack
+# Breaking changes
 
-* TODO
+* Canal support has been removed ([#17642](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17642))
+  - Migrate to Calico or another supported CNI before upgrading
+* Legacy addons removed from the kOps repository ([#17332](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17332))
+  - Only affects clusters using kOps <1.22
+* Karpenter requires manual uninstallation before upgrading ([#17567](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17567))
+* Default SSH key changed from RSA to Ed25519
+* Several packages no longer installed by default: crictl, nerdctl, ebtables, ethtool, socat
 
 # Other changes of note
 
-* TODO
+* Migrate to control-plane nomenclature in documentation
+* Fix IPv6 routes for Kubernetes 1.32
+* Fix Azure subscription ID check
+* Add nftables package support
+* Use ephemeral S3 buckets for E2E tests
+* Bump Golang to 1.25
+* Update golangci-lint to v2
 
-# Breaking changes
-
-* Canal support has been removed. ([17642](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17642))
+# Known Issues
 
-## Other breaking changes
+* Karpenter upgrade requires manual uninstallation of older versions
+* Azure naming conventions have changed which may affect existing automation
 
-* Legacy addons have been removed from the kOps repo. These were only referenced by kOps <1.22. ([17322](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17332))
+# Deprecations
 
-* If an older version of Karpenter was installed, it must be uninstalled before upgrading. ([17567](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/pull/17567)
+* Support for Kubernetes version 1.28 is removed in kOps 1.34
+* Support for Kubernetes version 1.29 is deprecated and will be removed in kOps 1.35
 
-# Known Issues
+# Installation and Upgrade Notes
 
-* TODO
+## Pre-Upgrade Checklist
+1. **Canal Users**: Migrate to another CNI solution
+2. **Karpenter Users**: Uninstall existing Karpenter installations
+3. **SSH Access**: Verify Ed25519 key support
+4. **Tool Dependencies**: Check if you need crictl, nerdctl, ebtables, ethtool, or socat
 
-# Deprecations
+## Upgrade Process
+1. Review breaking changes
+2. Test in non-production first
+3. For Karpenter users, uninstall existing version
+4. Run `kops update cluster` and validate before applying
 
-* Support for Kubernetes version 1.28 is removed in kOps 1.34.
+---
 
-* Support for Kubernetes version 1.29 is deprecated and will be removed in kOps 1.35.
+This release includes contributions from the kOps community. Thank you to all contributors!

mkdocs.yml

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     - Ports: "contributing/ports.md"
     - Cluster Addons & Manager : "contributing/addons.md"
   - Releases:
+    - "1.34": releases/1.34-NOTES.md
     - "1.33": releases/1.33-NOTES.md
     - "1.32": releases/1.32-NOTES.md
     - "1.31": releases/1.31-NOTES.md