ProxyGID          *int64
}

// newK8sClient returns a Kubernetes client
func newK8sClient(conf Config) (kubernetes.Interface, error) {
	// Some config can be passed in a kubeconfig file
	kubeconfig := filepath.Join(conf.CNIAgentRunDir, constants.CNIPluginKubeconfName)

	config, err := kube.DefaultRestConfig(kubeconfig, "")
	if err != nil {
		log.Errorf("Failed setting up kubernetes client with kubeconfig %s", kubeconfig)
		return nil, err
	}

- Fix azure disk data loss issue on Windows when unmount disk ([#95456](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95456), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider and Storage]

### Bug or Regression

- EndpointSlice IP validation now matches Endpoints IP validation. ([#101084](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101084), [@robscott](https://github.com/robscott)) [SIG Apps and Network]

### Feature

- Kubernetes is now built with go 1.21.10 ([#124832](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/124832), [@cpanato](https://github.com/cpanato)) [SIG Release and Testing]

## Changelog since v1.29.9

## Changes by Kind

### Feature

- Kubernetes is now built with go 1.22.7 ([#127604](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/127604), [@haitch](https://github.com/haitch)) [SIG Release and Testing]
- Kubernetes is now built with go 1.22.8 ([#128130](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/128130), [@haitch](https://github.com/haitch)) [SIG Release and Testing]

### Bug or Regression

- Fix: check disk status before delete azure disk ([#88360](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/88360), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

* Node-Problem-Detector configuration is now decoupled from the Kubernetes release on GKE/GCE. ([#73288](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/73288), [@wangzhen127](https://github.com/wangzhen127))

- Fix instance not found issues when an Azure Node is recreated in a short time ([#93316](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/93316), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

## Downloads for v1.19.16

### Source Code

filename | sha512 hash
-------- | -----------
[kubernetes.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.19.16/kubernetes.tar.gz) | 5e1ef2158744bea5dab6bb7e8229fe07ffd829269a79b496af820c4cd3000b265ffcc6c6164842de7e3419b3f0bb47ebef3db74724f6524a57333df8b5c84bed

- Kubernetes is now built with go 1.23.2 ([#128110](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/128110), [@haitch](https://github.com/haitch)) [SIG Release and Testing]
- LoadBalancerIPMode feature is now marked as GA. ([#127348](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/127348), [@RyanAoh](https://github.com/RyanAoh)) [SIG Apps, Network and Testing]