v1.10.2

What's Changed

• chore: refactor + simplify pricing provider and price gen tool by @matthchr in #1605
• fix: default artifact streaming to disabled for all image families by @comtalyst in #1611
• chore: fix documented nodeClass defaults by @matthchr in #1617

Dependencies

• chore(deps): bump azure/login from 2.3.0 to 3.0.0 in /.github/actions/e2e/create-acr in the action-deps group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in #1563
• chore(deps): bump azure/login from 2.3.0 to 3.0.0 in /.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter in the action-deps group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in #1559
• chore(deps): bump azure/login from 2.3.0 to 3.0.0 in /.github/actions/e2e/create-cluster in the action-deps group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in #1560
• refactor: split azclient interfaces into azapi sub-module by @comtalyst in #1591
• chore(deps): bump azure/login from 2.3.0 to 3.0.0 in /.github/actions/e2e/dump-logs in the action-deps group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in #1561
• chore: bump armcontainerservice SDK from v8 to v9 by @comtalyst in #1609

Full Changelog: v1.10.1...v1.10.2

v1.10.1

What's Changed

• fix: default artifact streaming to false on AzureLinux by @tallaxes in #1600

Full Changelog: v1.10.0...v1.10.1

v1.10.0

What's Changed

• feat: add support for scheduling against kubernetes.azure.com/fips_enabled by @matthchr in #1438
• feat: Add status validation to AKSNodeClass to ensure disk encryption set perms are present by @rakechill in #1372
• chore: remove rapid gc polling at start by @matthchr in #1460
• fix: reduce IsDrifted throttling by removing subnet drift and improving imageID drift by @matthchr in #1461
• fix: handle only AKS node class by @bcho in #1464
• fix: reduce unneeded Get calls during delete by @matthchr in #1462
• fix: handle empty times in maintenance window by @tallaxes in #1466
• feat: instance promise WaitGroup for async provisioning tracking by @comtalyst in #1452
• docs: add AKS Machine API design doc placeholders by @comtalyst in #1457
• chore: improve machine label filtering by @matthchr in #1510
• feat: AKS machine GET-based polling mechanism by @comtalyst in #1453
• fix: read AKS machine creation timestamp from MachineStatus instead of tag by @comtalyst in #1468
• chore: updating gpu sku list by @MaximilianoUribe in #1537
• feat: add instancetype controller by @matthchr in #1536
• feat: allow spot nodes on system mode for AKS machine API by @comtalyst in #1454
• feat: Adding artifact streaming by @kevinkrp93 in #1397
• Add kuberentes.azure.com/NodeHealthy repair policy condition by @mingqishao in #1512
• Improve unavilableofferings cache by @matthchr in #1551
• fix: remove invalid kubelet flags for AKS 1.35 bootstrap by @kayahk in #1517
• chore: remove deprecated skus by @matthchr in #1590
• chore: update sigs.k8s.io/karpenter to v1.8.2 by @tallaxes in #1361
• chore: update sigs.k8s.io/karpenter to v1.9.x by @tallaxes in #1414
• chore: update sigs.k8s.io/karpenter to v1.10.x by @tallaxes in #1585
• feat: Standardize all Azure long-running-operation pollers on the same 3s polling cycle by @theunrepentantgeek in #1584
• refactor: pass CreationTimestamp explicitly instead of reading from request template by @comtalyst in #1595
• feat: add Custom Linux OS Configuration and failSwapOn (custom Kubelet config) support for aksmachineapi + bootstrappingclient modes by @comtalyst in #1502
• fix: set vmType to "standard" in node bootstrap azure.json by @Copilot in #1550

Dev & Test

• chore: ignore goveralls failures by @tallaxes in #1458
• refactor: separate azclient into its own package and rename opts to clientopts by @comtalyst in #1451
• chore: Address kube-api-linter warnings about optional fields by @theunrepentantgeek in #1432
• chore: bump Go to 1.26.1 to resolve all govulncheck CVEs by @comtalyst in #1501
• fix: don't hardcode CRDs, discover them from scheme by @matthchr in #1492
• refactor: move AKS Machine provisioning state constants to consts module by @comtalyst in #1503
• test: add test for unavailableofferings checking instanceType on cp.List by @matthchr in #1538
• fix: pin trivy by @tallaxes in #1552
• feat: add allocationstrategy provider by @matthchr in #1546
• feat: Improve az command resilience by @theunrepentantgeek in #1540
• chore: add run-e2e-tests skill by @tallaxes in #1402
• chore: remove unneeded parameter from instancetypes Get by @matthchr in #1583
• chore: add ctx to allocation strategy by @matthchr in #1587
• fix: clean up leftover E2E resources (if any) by @tallaxes in #1589
• chore: add e2e log improvements by @matthchr in #1592
• test: skip FIPS + ubuntu test by @matthchr in #1593
• test: add e2e integration tests for LinuxOSConfig by @comtalyst in #1505

Dependencies

• chore(deps): bump actions/setup-go from 6.2.0 to 6.3.0 in /.github/actions/install-deps in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1463
• chore(deps): bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.72.1 to 1.79.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #1542

New Contributors

• @bcho made their first contribution in #1464
• @kevinkrp93 made their first contribution in #1397
• @mingqishao made their first contribution in #1512
• @kayahk made their first contribution in #1517

Full Changelog: v1.7.2...v1.10.0

v1.10.0-rc.1

What's Changed

• feat: add support for scheduling against kubernetes.azure.com/fips_enabled by @matthchr in #1438
• feat: Add status validation to AKSNodeClass to ensure disk encryption set perms are present by @rakechill in #1372
• chore: remove rapid gc polling at start by @matthchr in #1460
• fix: reduce IsDrifted throttling by removing subnet drift and improving imageID drift by @matthchr in #1461
• fix: handle only AKS node class by @bcho in #1464
• fix: reduce unneeded Get calls during delete by @matthchr in #1462
• fix: handle empty times in maintenance window by @tallaxes in #1466
• feat: instance promise WaitGroup for async provisioning tracking by @comtalyst in #1452
• docs: add AKS Machine API design doc placeholders by @comtalyst in #1457
• chore: improve machine label filtering by @matthchr in #1510
• feat: AKS machine GET-based polling mechanism by @comtalyst in #1453
• fix: read AKS machine creation timestamp from MachineStatus instead of tag by @comtalyst in #1468
• chore: updating gpu sku list by @MaximilianoUribe in #1537
• feat: add instancetype controller by @matthchr in #1536
• feat: allow spot nodes on system mode for AKS machine API by @comtalyst in #1454
• feat: Adding artifact streaming by @kevinkrp93 in #1397
• Add kuberentes.azure.com/NodeHealthy repair policy condition by @mingqishao in #1512
• Improve unavilableofferings cache by @matthchr in #1551
• fix: remove invalid kubelet flags for AKS 1.35 bootstrap by @kayahk in #1517
• chore: remove deprecated skus by @matthchr in #1590
• chore: update sigs.k8s.io/karpenter to v1.8.2 by @tallaxes in #1361
• chore: update sigs.k8s.io/karpenter to v1.9.x by @tallaxes in #1414
• chore: update sigs.k8s.io/karpenter to v1.10.x by @tallaxes in #1585
• feat: Standardize all Azure long-running-operation pollers on the same 3s polling cycle by @theunrepentantgeek in #1584

Dev & Test

• chore: ignore goveralls failures by @tallaxes in #1458
• refactor: separate azclient into its own package and rename opts to clientopts by @comtalyst in #1451
• chore: Address kube-api-linter warnings about optional fields by @theunrepentantgeek in #1432
• chore: bump Go to 1.26.1 to resolve all govulncheck CVEs by @comtalyst in #1501
• fix: don't hardcode CRDs, discover them from scheme by @matthchr in #1492
• refactor: move AKS Machine provisioning state constants to consts module by @comtalyst in #1503
• test: add test for unavailableofferings checking instanceType on cp.List by @matthchr in #1538
• fix: pin trivy by @tallaxes in #1552
• feat: add allocationstrategy provider by @matthchr in #1546
• feat: Improve az command resilience by @theunrepentantgeek in #1540
• chore: add run-e2e-tests skill by @tallaxes in #1402
• chore: remove unneeded parameter from instancetypes Get by @matthchr in #1583
• chore: add ctx to allocation strategy by @matthchr in #1587
• fix: clean up leftover E2E resources (if any) by @tallaxes in #1589
• chore: add e2e log improvements by @matthchr in #1592

Dependencies

• chore(deps): bump actions/setup-go from 6.2.0 to 6.3.0 in /.github/actions/install-deps in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1463
• chore(deps): bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.72.1 to 1.79.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #1542

New Contributors

• @bcho made their first contribution in #1464
• @kevinkrp93 made their first contribution in #1397
• @mingqishao made their first contribution in #1512
• @kayahk made their first contribution in #1517

Full Changelog: v1.7.2...v1.10.0-rc.1

v1.7.2

What's Changed

• fix: validate kubelet client ID better by @matthchr in #1445
• fix: wait for NodeOverlay CRD by @tallaxes in #1448

Dev & Test

• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1431
• chore(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 4.32.2 to 4.32.3 in the actions-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1430
• chore: make actions parameters use _ for separator uniformly by @matthchr in #1437
• chore: base updates to support Machine tests by @matthchr in #1427
• test: fix e2e test CI job by @matthchr in #1440
• chore: adding label runner to tests by @MaximilianoUribe in #1434

Full Changelog: v1.7.1...v1.7.2

v1.7.1

What's Changed

• fix: pass CSE_TIMEOUT to CSE provision_start.sh by @matthchr in #1425

Dev and Test

• chore: fix issue with ko during build+publish step by @matthchr in #1418
• test: add Kubernetes 1.35 to CI matrix by @tallaxes in #1412

Dependencies

• chore: Switch to go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 by @hakman in #1348
• chore(deps): bump github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go-extensions from 0.4.1 to 0.5.1 in the go-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1415

Full Changelog: v1.7.0...v1.7.1

v1.7.0

What's Changed

• feat: Add NodeOverlay support by @hakman in #1238
• feat: Add kubernetes.azure.com/scalesetpriority to WellKnownLabels by @matthchr in #1284
• feat: add support for kubernetes.azure.com/os-sku by @matthchr in #1365
• feat: writing compute.aks.billing tag by @matthchr in #1400
• feat: further AKS feature/quality/perf parity, through machine API integration by @comtalyst in #1197
• feat: Enable LocalDNS Preferred mode for K8s 1.35+ by @saewoni in #1401
• feat: Poll some long running operations faster by @theunrepentantgeek in #1369
• feat: Migrate NodeImageVersions client to official Azure SDK by @Copilot in #1337
• fix: improve error message for cases where we cannot read the subnet by @matthchr in #1345
• fix: remove unused field vnetGUID by @matthchr in #1389
• fix: Do not deploy billing extension in clouds that don't support it by @matthchr in #1391
• fix: Add nil checks for vm.Properties.TimeCreated with fallback to preserve GC grace period by @Copilot in #1390

Dev and Test

• chore: Add labels automation and clean up some labels by @matthchr in #1335
• chore: fix labels sync by @matthchr in #1342
• chore(e2e): deflake consolidation by @tallaxes in #1338
• chore(CI): remove trivy from cache paths to fix restore permission errors by @tallaxes in #1343
• chore: remove testify in favor of gomega everywhere by @matthchr in #1333
• chore: Change env variables we read to use the same ones as CLI by @matthchr in #1354
• chore: Upgrade golangci-lint to supported version by @theunrepentantgeek in #1360
• chore: update dev Go version to 1.25+ by @tallaxes in #1218
• chore: Improve performance of make verify by @theunrepentantgeek in #1382
• fix: make crossbuild work by @matthchr in #1383
• chore: Enable the nolintlint linter by @theunrepentantgeek in #1381
• chore: Use kube-api-linter for linting by @theunrepentantgeek in #1387
• chore: Fix codegen.sh to use AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID consistently by @theunrepentantgeek in #1388
• test: add support for triggering e2e run for individual test suites by @Bryce-Soghigian in #1059
• test: fix tests to work in non-public clouds by @matthchr in #1353
• test(e2e): add Kubernetes version selection for E2E tests by @tallaxes in #1356
• test: Add guard clauses to prevent spurious logs during testing by @theunrepentantgeek in #1366
• fix: byok test needs to wait longer for node creation by @rakechill in #1346
• fix(e2e): pin down arch to amd64 for CGO by @tallaxes in #1368
• docs: logging guidelines by @alimaazamat in #1001

Dependencies

• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1340
• chore(deps): bump the go-deps group across 1 directory with 6 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1349
• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1359
• chore(deps): bump the action-deps group in /.github/actions/install-deps with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1358
• chore(deps): bump the actions-deps group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1357
• chore(deps): bump github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/compute/armcompute/v7 from 7.2.0 to 7.3.0 in the go-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1378
• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1380
• chore(deps): bump the actions-deps group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1379
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 in /.github/actions/e2e/create-acr in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1377
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 in /.github/actions/e2e/dump-logs in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1376
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 in /.github/actions/e2e/cleanup in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1374
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 in /.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1375
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 in /.github/actions/e2e/create-cluster in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1373
• chore(deps): bump the actions-deps group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1393
• chore(deps): bump actions/cache from 5.0.2 to 5.0.3 in /.github/actions/install-deps in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1394
• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1395
• chore(deps): bump the go-deps group across 1 directory with 4 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1396
• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1406
• Dependency updates by @matthchr in #1405

New Contributors

• @theunrepentantgeek made their first contribution in #1366

Full Changelog: v1.6.8...v1.7.0

v1.7.0-rc.2

What's Changed

• feat: Add NodeOverlay support by @hakman in #1238
• feat: Add kubernetes.azure.com/scalesetpriority to WellKnownLabels by @matthchr in #1284
• feat: add support for kubernetes.azure.com/os-sku by @matthchr in #1365
• feat: writing compute.aks.billing tag by @matthchr in #1400
• feat: further AKS feature/quality/perf parity, through machine API integration by @comtalyst in #1197
• feat: Enable LocalDNS Preferred mode for K8s 1.35+ by @saewoni in #1401
• feat: Poll some long running operations faster by @theunrepentantgeek in #1369
• feat: Migrate NodeImageVersions client to official Azure SDK by @Copilot in #1337
• fix: improve error message for cases where we cannot read the subnet by @matthchr in #1345
• fix: remove unused field vnetGUID by @matthchr in #1389
• fix: Do not deploy billing extension in clouds that don't support it by @matthchr in #1391
• fix: Add nil checks for vm.Properties.TimeCreated with fallback to preserve GC grace period by @Copilot in #1390

Dev and Test

• chore: Add labels automation and clean up some labels by @matthchr in #1335
• chore: fix labels sync by @matthchr in #1342
• chore(e2e): deflake consolidation by @tallaxes in #1338
• chore(CI): remove trivy from cache paths to fix restore permission errors by @tallaxes in #1343
• chore: remove testify in favor of gomega everywhere by @matthchr in #1333
• chore: Change env variables we read to use the same ones as CLI by @matthchr in #1354
• chore: Upgrade golangci-lint to supported version by @theunrepentantgeek in #1360
• chore: update dev Go version to 1.25+ by @tallaxes in #1218
• chore: Improve performance of make verify by @theunrepentantgeek in #1382
• fix: make crossbuild work by @matthchr in #1383
• chore: Enable the nolintlint linter by @theunrepentantgeek in #1381
• chore: Use kube-api-linter for linting by @theunrepentantgeek in #1387
• chore: Fix codegen.sh to use AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID consistently by @theunrepentantgeek in #1388
• test: add support for triggering e2e run for individual test suites by @Bryce-Soghigian in #1059
• test: fix tests to work in non-public clouds by @matthchr in #1353
• test(e2e): add Kubernetes version selection for E2E tests by @tallaxes in #1356
• test: Add guard clauses to prevent spurious logs during testing by @theunrepentantgeek in #1366
• fix: byok test needs to wait longer for node creation by @rakechill in #1346
• fix(e2e): pin down arch to amd64 for CGO by @tallaxes in #1368
• docs: logging guidelines by @alimaazamat in #1001

Dependencies

• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1340
• chore(deps): bump the go-deps group across 1 directory with 6 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1349
• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1359
• chore(deps): bump the action-deps group in /.github/actions/install-deps with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1358
• chore(deps): bump the actions-deps group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1357
• chore(deps): bump github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/compute/armcompute/v7 from 7.2.0 to 7.3.0 in the go-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1378
• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1380
• chore(deps): bump the actions-deps group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1379
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 in /.github/actions/e2e/create-acr in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1377
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 in /.github/actions/e2e/dump-logs in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1376
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 in /.github/actions/e2e/cleanup in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1374
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 in /.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1375
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 in /.github/actions/e2e/create-cluster in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1373
• chore(deps): bump the actions-deps group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1393
• chore(deps): bump actions/cache from 5.0.2 to 5.0.3 in /.github/actions/install-deps in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1394
• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1395
• chore(deps): bump the go-deps group across 1 directory with 4 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1396
• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1406
• Dependency updates by @matthchr in #1405

New Contributors

• @theunrepentantgeek made their first contribution in #1366

Full Changelog: v1.6.8...v1.7.0-rc.1

v1.7.0-rc.1

What's Changed

• feat: Add NodeOverlay support by @hakman in #1238
• feat: Add kubernetes.azure.com/scalesetpriority to WellKnownLabels by @matthchr in #1284
• feat: add support for kubernetes.azure.com/os-sku by @matthchr in #1365
• feat: writing compute.aks.billing tag by @matthchr in #1400
• feat: further AKS feature/quality/perf parity, through machine API integration by @comtalyst in #1197
• feat: Enable LocalDNS Preferred mode for K8s 1.35+ by @saewoni in #1401
• feat: Poll some long running operations faster by @theunrepentantgeek in #1369
• feat: Migrate NodeImageVersions client to official Azure SDK by @Copilot in #1337
• fix: improve error message for cases where we cannot read the subnet by @matthchr in #1345
• fix: remove unused field vnetGUID by @matthchr in #1389
• fix: Do not deploy billing extension in clouds that don't support it by @matthchr in #1391
• fix: Add nil checks for vm.Properties.TimeCreated with fallback to preserve GC grace period by @Copilot in #1390

Dev and Test

• chore: Add labels automation and clean up some labels by @matthchr in #1335
• chore: fix labels sync by @matthchr in #1342
• chore(e2e): deflake consolidation by @tallaxes in #1338
• chore(CI): remove trivy from cache paths to fix restore permission errors by @tallaxes in #1343
• chore: remove testify in favor of gomega everywhere by @matthchr in #1333
• chore: Change env variables we read to use the same ones as CLI by @matthchr in #1354
• chore: Upgrade golangci-lint to supported version by @theunrepentantgeek in #1360
• chore: update dev Go version to 1.25+ by @tallaxes in #1218
• chore: Improve performance of make verify by @theunrepentantgeek in #1382
• fix: make crossbuild work by @matthchr in #1383
• chore: Enable the nolintlint linter by @theunrepentantgeek in #1381
• chore: Use kube-api-linter for linting by @theunrepentantgeek in #1387
• chore: Fix codegen.sh to use AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID consistently by @theunrepentantgeek in #1388
• test: add support for triggering e2e run for individual test suites by @Bryce-Soghigian in #1059
• test: fix tests to work in non-public clouds by @matthchr in #1353
• test(e2e): add Kubernetes version selection for E2E tests by @tallaxes in #1356
• test: Add guard clauses to prevent spurious logs during testing by @theunrepentantgeek in #1366
• fix: byok test needs to wait longer for node creation by @rakechill in #1346
• fix(e2e): pin down arch to amd64 for CGO by @tallaxes in #1368
• docs: logging guidelines by @alimaazamat in #1001

Dependencies

• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1340
• chore(deps): bump the go-deps group across 1 directory with 6 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1349
• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1359
• chore(deps): bump the action-deps group in /.github/actions/install-deps with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1358
• chore(deps): bump the actions-deps group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1357
• chore(deps): bump github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/compute/armcompute/v7 from 7.2.0 to 7.3.0 in the go-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1378
• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1380
• chore(deps): bump the actions-deps group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1379
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 in /.github/actions/e2e/create-acr in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1377
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 in /.github/actions/e2e/dump-logs in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1376
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 in /.github/actions/e2e/cleanup in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1374
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 in /.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1375
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 in /.github/actions/e2e/create-cluster in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1373
• chore(deps): bump the actions-deps group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1393
• chore(deps): bump actions/cache from 5.0.2 to 5.0.3 in /.github/actions/install-deps in the action-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1394
• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1395
• chore(deps): bump the go-deps group across 1 directory with 4 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #1396
• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1406
• Dependency updates by @matthchr in #1405

New Contributors

• @theunrepentantgeek made their first contribution in #1366

Full Changelog: v1.6.8...v1.7.0-rc.1

v1.6.8

What's Changed

• feat: armcontainerservice.ErrorDetail handlers in offerings by @comtalyst in #1196
• refactor: image utility functions for AKS machine instance by @comtalyst in #1180
• feat: AKS machine API interface and clients by @comtalyst in #1183
• refactor: update garbage collection variable namings and add comments by @comtalyst in #1176
• feat: Reject forwarding to coredns from VnetDNSOverride for external domains by @SriHarsha001 in #1310
• BREAKING CHANGE: feat: block custom NodeClass subnet on managed VNet by @comtalyst in #1315
• fix: environment not passed to credential details by @matthchr in #1330
• fix: add karpenter.sh/do-not-sync-taints label to all provisioned nodes by @Copilot in #1326

Dev and Test

• chore: pin controller-gen version by @tallaxes in #1309
• refactor: designate VM instance-specific acceptance tests by @comtalyst in #1185
• test: fakes for AKS machines API and AKS AgentPools API by @comtalyst in #1184
• chore: add agent tools by @tallaxes in #1319
• chore: update devcontainer MCP servers by @tallaxes in #1334
• chore: disable Azure SDK middleware logging by default in dev/E2E by @tallaxes in #1327
• chore(dev): update az login UX and fix docker by @tallaxes in #1328

Dependencies

• chore(deps): bump the devcontainer-deps group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #1314
• chore(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 4.31.8 to 4.31.9 in the actions-deps group by @dependabot[bot] in #1313
• chore: switch to dario.cat/mergo by @tallaxes in #1320

New Contributors

• @SriHarsha001 made their first contribution in #1310

Full Changelog: v1.6.7...v1.6.8