- Kubernetes is now built using Go 1.25.6 ([#136466](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/136466), [@cpanato](https://github.com/cpanato)) [SIG Release and Testing]
- Kubernetes is now built with Go 1.25.6 ([#136258](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/136258), [@BenTheElder](https://github.com/BenTheElder)) [SIG Release]

### Bug or Regression

    curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-${TARGETARCH}/archive/minio.${RELEASE}.sha256sum -o /go/bin/minio.sha256sum && \
    chmod +x /go/bin/minio

# Download mc binary and signature files
RUN curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/linux-${TARGETARCH}/mc -o /go/bin/mc && \

name: Close linked issues when PR merged into release

on:
  pull_request:
    types: [closed]
    branches:
      - release
      - release7x
      - release8x

permissions:
  issues: write

jobs:
  closeIssueOnPrMerge:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Closes issues related to a merged pull request.
        uses: ldez/gha-mjolnir@df0e84242364946fa3ad4e7556510e8086ad681a
        env:

    curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-${TARGETARCH}/archive/minio.${RELEASE}.minisig -o /go/bin/minio.minisig && \
    curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-${TARGETARCH}/archive/minio.${RELEASE}.sha256sum -o /go/bin/minio.sha256sum && \
    chmod +x /go/bin/minio

# Download mc binary and signature files
RUN curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/linux-${TARGETARCH}/mc -o /go/bin/mc && \

### Dashboard v2

- `diskformat` storage class parameter for in-tree vSphere volume plugin is deprecated as of v1.21 release. Please consider updating storageclass and remove `diskformat` parameter. vSphere CSI Driver does not support diskformat storageclass parameter.
  
  vSphere releases less than 67u3 are deprecated as of v1.21. Please consider upgrading vSphere to 67u3 or above. vSphere CSI Driver requires minimum vSphere 67u3.
  

[[es-release-notes]]
= Release notes

[partintro]
--

This section summarizes the changes in each release.

<% versions.each { print "* <<release-notes-${ it }>>\n" } %>
--

* Update Cluster Autoscaler to 1.12.5 ([#77063](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77063), [@losipiuk](https://github.com/losipiuk))
    *  - https://github.com/kubernetes/autoscaler/releases/tag/cluster-autoscaler-1.12.5 
    *  - https://github.com/kubernetes/autoscaler/releases/tag/cluster-autoscaler-1.12.4



# v1.12.8

[Documentation](https://docs.k8s.io)

## Downloads for v1.12.8


filename | sha512 hash

name-template: 'v Release $NEXT_PATCH_VERSION 🌈'
tag-template: 'v$NEXT_PATCH_VERSION'
categories:
  - title: '🚀 Features'
    labels:
      - 'feature'
      - 'enhancement'
  - title: '🐛 Bug Fixes'
    labels:
      - 'fix'
      - 'bugfix'
      - 'bug'
  - title: '🧰 Maintenance'
    label: 'chore'
change-template: '- $TITLE @$AUTHOR (#$NUMBER)'
change-title-escapes: '\<*_&'
template: |
  ## Changes

name: Create Release

on:
  push:
    tags:
      - 'v*.*.*'

permissions:
  contents: write
  pull-requests: read

jobs:
  create_release:
    name: Create Release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Generate Release Notes and Publish
        id: generate_release_notes
        uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v6