[github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager:v0.61.0]

✨ New Features

[USER] Users with delete permissions can simply use kubectl delete node to delete backing Machine. node.machine.sapcloud.io/trigger-deletion-by-mcm annotation on Node no longer supported for indirect deletion of Machine by @gagan16k [#1055]

[OPERATOR] Fixed spurious warning logs for machines without force-deletion label by @gagan16k [#1057]
[OPERATOR] Made changes to reconcileClusterMachineTermination to avoid duplicate reconciliations by @r4mek [#1056]
[OPERATOR] Updated machineclass reconciliation to avoid unnecessary machine requeues by @r4mek [#1056]
[OPERATOR] Fix panic if provider does not support Driver.InitializeMachine by @maboehm [#1032]
[OPERATOR] The metric for the machine_current_status_phase has been fixed and is not reporting removed Machines anymore by @Duciwuci [#1058]
[OPERATOR] Added a safeguard to delay deletion of machines that are undergoing a Create Request to prevent orphaning of VMs. by @takoverflow [#1036]
[OPERATOR] Fixed an issue where deleting a machine from an old MachineSet could prevent proper scaling. The new MachineSet now scales up when total replicas (old + new) drop below the desired count, ensuring replacements are created with the updated configuration. by @acumino [#1052]

[DEVELOPER] Added proposal for the temporary preservation of machines. by @thiyyakat [#1031]

machine-controller-manager: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/machine-controller-manager:v0.61.0