Mark Pruett

Update Kubernetes version to 1.23.8

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*Issue #, if available:* https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/issues/1044 *Description of changes:* Updated Kubernetes from 1.23.7 to 1.23.8 (https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/v1.23.8) There were no patch changes By submitting this pull request, I confirm that you can...

Resolve Dependabot alerts for 1.21

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* Resolve all alerts in a fork and open a PR again eks-distro * Document resolution reasoning and any notes * Re-enable Dependabot for that version in eks-distro

Automate generation of changelog changes

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The changelog has to be created manually during each release. This should be automated

**What would you like to be added**: Add more robust release automation **Why is this needed**: Making the release process faster and smoother

* Resolve all alerts in a fork and open a PR again eks-distro * Document resolution reasoning and any notes * Re-enable Dependabot for that version in eks-distro

Resolve Dependabot alerts for 1.20

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* Resolve all alerts in a fork and open a PR again eks-distro * Document resolution reasoning and any notes * Re-enable Dependabot for that version in eks-distro