Release v0.16.0

What's Changed

• fix(deps): update module helm.sh/helm/v3 to v3.14.1 [security] by @renovate in #2308
• GCP OIDC instead of SA creds. by @viktor-kurchenko in #2313
• fix(deps): update all go dependencies main (patch) by @renovate in #2312
• Hide key-per-node flag. by @viktor-kurchenko in #2316
• Update stable release to v0.15.23 by @michi-covalent in #2310
• Use encryption models from Cilium dependency. by @viktor-kurchenko in #2318
• renovate: additionally manage updates for action.yaml by @giorio94 in #2299
• fix(deps): update all go dependencies main by @renovate in #2311
• chore(deps): update dependency cilium/cilium to v1.15.1 - autoclosed by @renovate in #2305
• chore(deps): update actions/setup-go action to v5 by @renovate in #2323
• chore(deps): update golangci/golangci-lint docker tag to v1.56.2 by @renovate in #2309
• chore(deps): update dependency kubernetes-sigs/kind to v0.22.0 by @renovate in #2304
• connectivity: add forbidden ICMPv6 message as expected drop reason by @giorio94 in #2317
• Introduce host firewall connectivity tests by @giorio94 in #2306
• fix(deps): update all go dependencies main (minor) by @renovate in #2325
• fix(deps): update module helm.sh/helm/v3 to v3.14.2 [security] by @renovate in #2324
• Add sig/encryption as owner of /encrypt/ in CODEOWNERS by @margamanterola in #2300
• connectivity: improve reporting for no-unexpected-packet-drops check by @giorio94 in #2315
• cilium status: additionally check for endpoints readiness by @giorio94 in #2298
• Refactor: Move junit package under connectivity package by @michi-covalent in #2331
• Status check error message improved. by @viktor-kurchenko in #2319
• sniffer: improve handling of tcpdump termination by @giorio94 in #2321
• Ignore Cilium endpoints not found error for the status command. by @viktor-kurchenko in #2320
• Delete classic mode install/uninstall/upgrade commands by @michi-covalent in #2328
• Delete classic mode hubble commands by @michi-covalent in #2335
• k8s: don't drop stdout of kubectl exec by @bimmlerd in #2332
• connectivity: fix encryption validation with wireguard encap + host fw by @giorio94 in #2333
• chore(deps): update docker/setup-buildx-action action to v3.1.0 by @renovate in #2338
• Delete classic mode clustermesh commands to get ready for v0.16 release by @michi-covalent in #2340
• connectivity: Remove --delete-cilium-pod-on-nodes flag by @michi-covalent in #2336
• Display formatted status during status wait by @raphink in #2261
• docs: Update version matrix by @sayboras in #2337
• Remove unused things by @michi-covalent in #2345
• uninstall: when --wait is specified, use foreground deletion. by @tommyp1ckles in #2344
• helm: Remove Get and GetParameter by @michi-covalent in #2349
• Remove golang.org/x/mod/semver dependency by @michi-covalent in #2347
• chore(deps): update all github action dependencies (patch) by @renovate in #2330
• refactor: Remove internal/utils/utils.go by @michi-covalent in #2348
• Remove --cluster-name flag by @michi-covalent in #2351
• fix(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/common to v0.49.0 by @renovate in #2354
• fix(deps): update module github.com/go-openapi/strfmt to v0.22.1 by @renovate in #2353
• refactor: Move ctrlcreader.go under /k8s/internal/ by @michi-covalent in #2346
• fix(deps): update module github.com/stretchr/testify to v1.9.0 by @renovate in #2358
• action: Add go-mod-directory parameter by @michi-covalent in #2359
• vendor: Pick up cilium/cilium v1.16.0-pre.0 by @michi-covalent in #2360
• sniffer: always dump captured packets in assert mode by @giorio94 in #2350
• sysdump: Export Hooks and InitSysdumpFlags by @michi-covalent in #2361
• chore(deps): update actions/download-artifact action to v4.1.4 by @renovate in #2357
• Move the CLI version string to the default package by @michi-covalent in #2362
• Connectivity test factory component. by @viktor-kurchenko in #2322
• Remove duplicate imports and enable stylecheck linter to prevent them by @tklauser in #2364
• Add error log check exception for leader election errors. by @tommyp1ckles in #2363
• Prepare for v0.16.0 release by @michi-covalent in #2366

New Contributors

• @margamanterola made their first contribution in #2300
• @bimmlerd made their first contribution in #2332

Full Changelog: v0.15.23...v0.16.0