- Migrated the disruption controller (within `kube-controller-manager`) to use [contextual logging](https://k8s.io/docs/concepts/cluster-administration/system-logs/#contextual-logging). ([#119147](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119147), [@mengjiao-liu](https://github.com/mengjiao-liu)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps, Instrumentation and Testing]

- cloud.google.com/go/firestore: v1.1.0 → v1.9.0
- cloud.google.com/go/pubsub: v1.3.1 → v1.30.0
- cloud.google.com/go: v0.97.0 → v0.110.0
- github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto: [v0.2.1 → v0.4.1](https://github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto/compare/v0.2.1...v0.4.1)
- github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2: [v2.1.2 → v2.2.0](https://github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2/compare/v2.1.2...v2.2.0)

- go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3: v3.5.4 → v3.5.5
- go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3: v3.5.4 → v3.5.5
- go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/otelrestful: v0.20.0 → v0.35.0
- go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc: v0.20.0 → v0.35.0
- go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp: v0.20.0 → v0.35.0
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric: v0.20.0 → v0.31.0

- go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3: v3.5.9 → v3.5.10
- go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3: v3.5.9 → v3.5.10
- go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/otelrestful: v0.35.0 → v0.42.0
- go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc: v0.35.0 → v0.42.0
- go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp: v0.35.1 → v0.44.0
- go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/propagators/b3: v1.10.0 → v1.17.0

- The CSIInlineVolume feature has moved from beta to GA. ([#111258](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/111258), [@dobsonj](https://github.com/dobsonj)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps, Auth, Instrumentation, Storage and Testing]

### Bug or Regression

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed
- golang.org/x/crypto: v0.19.0 → v0.21.0
- golang.org/x/net: v0.21.0 → v0.23.0

[SIG Cluster Lifecycle]: https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/sig-cluster-lifecycle

### SIG Instrumentation

[SIG Instrumentation][] is responsible for metrics production and
collection.

For the 1.8 release, SIG Instrumentation focused on stabilizing the APIs
and components that are required to support the new version of the Horizontal Pod

	hasdefer            bool // whether the function contains a defer statement
	softFloat           bool
	hasOpenDefers       bool // whether we are doing open-coded defers
	checkPtrEnabled     bool // whether to insert checkptr instrumentation
	instrumentEnterExit bool // whether to instrument function enter/exit
	instrumentMemory    bool // whether to instrument memory operations

	// If doing open-coded defers, list of info about the defer calls in