1.24 -- First prod release

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1.24-1

Handle Existing PRs and Start Code Freeze for Non-Release Related Changes

• [ ] For PRs created by eks-distro-pr-bot in the below repos, review and merge changes
  • [ ] eks-distro
  • [x] eks-distro-build-tooling
  • [ ] eks-distro-prow-jobs
• [ ] For non-EKS-D-bot PRs in the below repos, review and merge all un-held/non-WIP/production-ready/non-breaking PRs intended for the release or release process; follow up with the authors of the remaining PRs about if the changes are intended for the release and, if so, what additional work needs to be done.
  • [ ] eks-distro
  • [x] eks-distro-build-tooling
  • [x] eks-distro-prow-jobs

Check for and Make Any Additional Release-Related Changes

• [ ] Check for new project versions
  • [x] kubernetes/kubernetes
  • [ ] containernetworking/plugins
  • [x] coredns/coredns
  • [ ] kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server
  • [x] kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator
  • [ ] etcd-io/etcd
  • [ ] #1265
  • [ ] #1266
  • [ ] #1267
  • [ ] #1268
  • [x] kubernetes-csi/livenessprobe
  • [x] kubernetes-csi/node-driver-registrar
• [x] Check for patch changes
• [ ] After all the release-related changes are done, recheck for new PRs created by eks-distro-pr-bot in the below repos; review and merge them
  • [ ] eks-distro
  • [ ] eks-distro-build-tooling
  • [ ] eks-distro-prow-jobs

Cut Release

• [ ] Open and merge dev release PR
• [ ] Confirm Prow jobs dev-release-1-XX-postsubmit and build-1-XX-postsubmit finished successfully
• [ ] Open and merge prod release PR
• [ ] Confirm prod release was successful
  • [ ] Prow jobs prod-release-1-XX-postsubmit and build-1-XX-postsubmit finished successfully
  • [ ] Release manifest is available and looks right (https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-XX/kubernetes-1-XX-eks-Z.yaml)
  • [ ] Images are in ECR

Announce Release

N/A at this time

Update Other Projects

• [ ] Open EKS-A PR (see example)
• [ ] Open BottleRocket PR –– 1.22 - 1.23 only (see example)
• [ ] Update BottleRocket
• [ ] Update Rover