v1.23.0

✨ Features / Enhancements

• Add support for generic ephemeral volumes via volumeClaimTemplate, behind the kubernetes.podspec-volumes-ephemeral feature flag by @jbunting - #16590
• Add validation for startup probes in user and sidecar containers by @thiagomedina - #16594

🌐 Networking / EndpointSlices / Scaling

• Add IPv6 support for autoscaler EndpointSlice creation and activator port replacement by @linkvt - #16591

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fix ResponseRecorder hijack state tracking for WebSocket connections by @immanuwell - #16611
• Fix flaky TestMinScaleAnnotationChange by waiting for scale convergence by @brucearctor - #16668

🧹 Code Cleanup

• Replace duplicate intMax helpers with builtin max by @jahnavigajjala-3 - #16665

🧪 CI / Build / Tooling

• Drop ok-to-test workflow as Prow now supports triggering actions with /ok-to-test label by @dprotaso - #16584
• Use registry.localhost in e2e CI workflow by @linkvt - #16669
• Add missing readiness and startup probe tests for init containers by @immanuwell - #16618

👥 New Contributors

• @jbunting - #16590
• @immanuwell - #16611
• @brucearctor - #16668
• @jahnavigajjala-3 - #16665