v0.9.6

What's Changed

• Bugfix: VPC api call failures could cause deletion of all nodes by @akaokunc in #570

💡 Improvements

• [improvement] Reserve final PodCIDR block in node IPAM by @komer3 in #566

🧪 Testing Improvements

• [test] Stabilize flaky e2e tests by replacing hard sleeps with polling loops by @moshevayner in #561

⚙️ Repo/CI Improvements

• [ci] Remove 'disable-sudo' option from Harden Runner step in CI workflows by @moshevayner in #568
• [CI] Update Renovate configuration to include GitHub Action digest helpers by @moshevayner in #565
• [CI] Adjust Harden Runner step in CI workflow by @moshevayner in #564
• [CI]: Update GitHub Actions workflows to enhance security and update dependencies by @moshevayner in #563
• fix(test): Fix flaky e2e tests by @moshevayner in #560
• [improvement] Prioritize Renovate security updates by @komer3 in #559

📦 Dependency Updates

• Update golang.org/x/exp digest to 74f9aab by @renovate[bot] in #571
• Bump github.com/cilium/cilium from 1.18.8 to 1.18.9 by @dependabot[bot] in #562
• Update jetify-com/devbox-install-action action to v0.15.0 by @renovate[bot] in #558
• Update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v2.11.4 by @renovate[bot] in #551
• Update kubernetes by @renovate[bot] in #557
• Update module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk to v1.43.0 [SECURITY] by @renovate[bot] in #555