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+# Changes since v1.8.3
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+## :bug: Bug Fixes
+
+- bump golang to 1.23.5 (#871)
+
+## :seedling: Others
+
+- Bump CAPI to v1.8.9 (#867)
+- Bump the k8s.io/* deps to v0.30.9 (#860)
+- Bump sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime from 0.18.6 to 0.18.7 (#854)
+- bump x/net to v0.34.0 (#850)
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+The container image for this release is: v1.8.4
+
+_Thanks to all our contributors!_ 😊