Dependency update - Golang 1.25.0

[liggitt]

Tracking info

Link to any previous tracking issue:

Golang mailing list announcement:

SIG Release Slack thread:

Work items for Go 1.25.x

• kube-cross, go-runner, releng-ci image updates:

  • kube-cross image promotion:
  • go-runner image promotion:
  • releng-ci image promotion:

After go-runner image promotion

• distroless-iptables image update:

  • image promotion:

After kube-cross and distroless-iptables image promotions

• kubernetes/kubernetes update (master):

  Ensure the following have been updated within the PR:

  • .go-version file
  • kube-cross image
  • go-runner image
  • distroless-iptables image
  • publishing bot rules
  • test image

Note
This update may require an update to go.sum files, for example: kubernetes/kubernetes#118507
This will require an API Review approval.

After kubernetes/kubernetes (master) has been updated

• k8s-cloud-builder and k8s-ci-builder image updates:

• kubekins/krte image variants update:

Cherry picks

• Kubernetes 1.y-1:
• Kubernetes 1.y-2:
• Kubernetes 1.y-3:

• publishing bot rule updates for active Golang versions:

After kubernetes/kubernetes (release branches) has been updated

• k8s-cloud-builder and k8s-ci-builder image updates:

• kubekins/krte image updates:

Follow-up items

• Ensure the Golang issue template is updated with any new requirements

/assign
cc: @kubernetes/release-engineering

[liggitt]

Tracking PRs related to go1.25 that we would need to pick to release branches as part of an eventual update to go1.25:

• Removed parallel execution for test/subtest where AllocsPerRun is used kubernetes#130437
  • 1.32:
  • 1.31:
  • 1.30:

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Tracking verification of conditions for bumping go1.25 on release branches:

• ~2025-11: ~3 months after go 1.25 release (ETA 2025-08)
• ~2025-09: 1 month after Kubernetes 1.34 release on go1.25 (ETA 2025-08)
• no regressions relative to go 1.24 known to impact Kubernetes
• pass unit and integration tests with both go 1.24 and the original go version for the release branch
  • 1.32:
  • 1.31:
  • 1.30:
• any behavior changes in go 1.25 are mitigated to preserve existing behavior without requiring action by Kubernetes end-users

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Tracking the PR that actually bumps to go1.25:

• 1.32:
• 1.31:
• 1.30: