Talos 1.8 Release Checklist ✔️

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This is a tentative list of features, no commitment on the list.

Major Tasks

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1. Volume Management #8367
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Smaller Tasks

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1. containerd 2.0
2. runc 1.2.0
3. add upgrade errata on arm64 - skip kexec on upgrade to 1.8.0 #8854
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4. Add SideroLink endpoint to Talos dashboard #8643
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5. YAML output of machine config incorrectly formatted for multidoc configurations #8687
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6. apply-config --dry-run does not show a diff for multidoc config #8885
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7. Replace sonobuoy maybe for conformance? #8790
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8. [Feature] Automatically add well-known labels on controlplane nodes (node.kubernetes.io/exclude-from-external-load-balancers) #8749
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9. Allow configuration of custom CAs via the machine configuration #8867
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10. update containerd/runc to the next rc versions #8910
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11. bond0 creation broken on some device types #8443
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12. NTP time sync in the future throws more into the future #8771
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13. support AppArmor profiles for containers #8715
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14. implement kexec support for EFI zBoot kernel #8907
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15. Update NVIDIA driver version, keep old version as alternative extension #9086
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16. ISO images should be named with the release #8769
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17. talosctl lspci #8826
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18. Kubernetes 1.31 update #8911
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19. provide memfd-bind for runc #9007
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20. talosctl gen config does not validate for legal cluster name #7180
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21. Bridge vlan_filtering support #8941
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22. don't boot from an ISO if Talos is installed #9232
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23. KubeSpan extra announced endpoint #9174
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24. Provide a way to delete keys and sequence elements during config strategic merge #9229
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25. allow inline machine config documents via kernel command line #9175
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26. implement configuration for EPHEMERAL volume #9261
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27. Frequent "error querying ethtool ioctl link state" in talos logs #9296
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28. Machine config DNS order doesn't seem to be preserved by resolver #9274
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29. Test for Trusted Roots + inline machine config
30. EPERM when opening /dev/net/tun in 1.8.0-beta.0 (tested in QEMU provisioner cluster) #9309
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31. Can't seem to remove node.kubernetes.io/exclude-from-external-load-balancers from machine.nodeLabels #9325
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Continuous Integration

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1. Azure e2e test
2. Migrate to GHA

Document Updates

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Release Tasks

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1. Update CABPT to 1.8.0-beta.0
2. Update CACPPT to 1.8.0-beta.0
3. Update Sidero Metal to 1.8.0-beta.0
4. Update TF provider to 1.8.0-beta.0
5. Release final CABPT 1.8.0
6. Release final CACPPT 1.8.0
7. Release final Sidero Metal 1.8.0
8. Release final TF provider 1.8.0
9. 📦 Talos 1.8.0-beta.1 #9317
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10. 📦 Talos 1.8.0 #9331
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11. What's New documentation for Talos 1.8
12. Update Omni to 1.8.0
13. Submit conformance results