Cut v1.28.13 release

[jeremyrickard]

Scheduled to happen: Wed 2024-08-14

Note for v1.x.0 releases: Having this issue in open state will stop the
periodic run of krel fast-forward
to avoid conflicts with releases running in parallel. The fast-forward will
automatically stop once the v1.x.0 tag is available.

Release Blocking Issues

Release Steps

• Create a thread on #release-management: https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/CJH2GBF7Y/p1723654918186179
• Screenshot unhealthy release branch testgrid boards
• Check the health of the publishing-bot
• Mock Run
  • Stage
  • Release
• NoMock Run
  • Stage
  • Image Promotion: releng: Image promotion for kubernetes v1.28.13 k8s.io#7177
  • Release
• Notify #release-management: https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/CJH2GBF7Y/p1723689478288209?thread_ts=1723654918.186179&cid=CJH2GBF7Y
• Send notification: https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-announce/c/pwagqc4I4tM/m/eI355BR8CgAJ
• Update schedule.yaml file with the latest release using schedule-builder Update the release schedule after August patch releases website#47510
• Collect metrics and add them to the Release steps table below

Release Tools Version

GitVersion:    v0.17.2
GitCommit:     186460da117ffa56aa85b53ee6b2dbc746fc8dcb
GitTreeState:  clean
BuildDate:     2024-08-14T07:41:53
GoVersion:     go1.22.5
Compiler:      gc
Platform:      darwin/arm64

Release Jobs History

STEP	COMMAND	LINK	START	DURATION	SUCCEEDED?
mock stage	krel stage --type official --branch release-1.28 --build-version v1.28.12-23+cb2f3833b31429	https://console.cloud.google.com/cloud-build/builds/535e20c0-a35d-4ed7-bb82-00a16077805b?project=648026197307	2024-08-14T17:49:36.766454424Z	00:59:23	Yes
mock release	krel release --type official --branch release-1.28 --build-version v1.28.12-23+cb2f3833b31429	https://console.cloud.google.com/cloud-build/builds/572ae6fa-9790-411e-81ca-df836cdd48a0?project=648026197307	2024-08-14T18:51:01.251940911Z	00:16:32	Yes
stage	krel stage --type official --branch release-1.28 --build-version v1.28.12-23+cb2f3833b31429 --nomock	https://console.cloud.google.com/cloud-build/builds/8f6f3281-1ab6-447e-ad8a-d06abf5e555a?project=648026197307	2024-08-14T19:36:01.934595052Z	01:12:51	Yes
release	krel release --type official --branch release-1.28 --build-version v1.28.12-23+cb2f3833b31429 --nomock	https://console.cloud.google.com/cloud-build/builds/53667568-7c21-412d-98e8-73835325b4cb?project=648026197307	2024-08-15T01:51:18.029402257Z	00:16:09	Yes

Action Items

Open Questions

/milestone v1.28
/assign @jeremyrickard
/cc @kubernetes/release-managers
/priority important-soon
/kind documentation

[jeremyrickard]

Testgrid dashboards for 1.28

Boards checked for FAILING:

• sig-release-1.28-blocking
• sig-release-1.28-informing

2024-08-14 17:16:14.01965 +0000 UTC FAILING sig-release-1.28-blocking#gce-device-plugin-gpu-1.28 - TestGrid

sig-release-1.28-blocking#gce-device-plugin-gpu-1.28

comment generated by krel

[jeremyrickard]

We had to rerun the image promotion post-job because of a Github outage when it kicked off.