From d854936b256c5f803ee5e328a7e684f4a5183bf6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2025 00:41:01 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/8] Initial plan for issue


From 6018da30e7d7386fc7eac253070fd193c68cd0e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2025 00:48:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/8] feat: add Kubernetes version constraints to Dependabot
 config

Co-authored-by: jpayne3506 <89417863+jpayne3506@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/dependabot.yaml | 84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 84 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index 4fd8083dbe..ff9069cb1c 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ updates:
     prefix: "deps"
   labels: [ "dependencies" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  ignore:
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/azure-ipam"
   schedule:
@@ -41,6 +55,20 @@ updates:
     prefix: "deps"
   labels: [ "dependencies", "azure-ipam" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  ignore:
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/build/tools"
   schedule:
@@ -78,6 +106,20 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies", "release/1.5" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.5"
+  ignore:
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/azure-ipam"
   schedule:
@@ -89,6 +131,20 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies", "azure-ipam", "release/1.5" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.5"
+  ignore:
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/"
   schedule:
@@ -100,6 +156,20 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies", "release/1.4" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.4"
+  ignore:
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/azure-ipam"
   schedule:
@@ -111,3 +181,17 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies", "azure-ipam", "release/1.4" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.4"
+  ignore:
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]

From 5c553900666d67ea8f5fa7b40789c3035415b9b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2025 00:50:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/8] feat: complete Kubernetes version constraints for all
 go.mod locations

Co-authored-by: jpayne3506 <89417863+jpayne3506@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/dependabot.yaml | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index ff9069cb1c..4c8f9e4bb4 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,20 @@ updates:
     prefix: "deps"
   labels: [ "dependencies" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  ignore:
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/dropgz"
   schedule:
@@ -95,6 +109,28 @@ updates:
     prefix: "deps"
   labels: [ "dependencies" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+- package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+  directory: "/tools/azure-npm-to-cilium-validator"
+  schedule:
+    interval: "daily"
+  commit-message:
+    prefix: "deps"
+  labels: [ "dependencies" ]
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  ignore:
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/"
   schedule:

From 1e09e194d5c8af4b1991aa2e6cfc168af87df76c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2025 01:07:02 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 4/8] Update Kubernetes version constraints for release
 branches

Co-authored-by: jpayne3506 <89417863+jpayne3506@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/dependabot.yaml | 79 +++++++++++++++--------------------------
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index 4c8f9e4bb4..37558cd235 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -109,28 +109,7 @@ updates:
     prefix: "deps"
   labels: [ "dependencies" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-- package-ecosystem: "gomod"
-  directory: "/tools/azure-npm-to-cilium-validator"
-  schedule:
-    interval: "daily"
-  commit-message:
-    prefix: "deps"
-  labels: [ "dependencies" ]
-  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-  ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
-    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
-    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
-    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
-    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
-    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
-    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/"
   schedule:
@@ -143,19 +122,19 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.5"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.28-v1.30 compatibility range
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/azure-ipam"
   schedule:
@@ -168,19 +147,19 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.5"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.28-v1.30 compatibility range
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/"
   schedule:
@@ -193,19 +172,19 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.4"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.25-v1.27 compatibility range
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/azure-ipam"
   schedule:
@@ -218,16 +197,16 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.4"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.25-v1.27 compatibility range
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0"]

From f0aa4aa76db7bf588ae7f14e943ba20a55118aa7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2025 16:40:37 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 5/8] =?UTF-8?q?Narrow=20Kubernetes=20version=20constraints?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20to=20=C2=B11=20compatibility?=
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Co-authored-by: jpayne3506 <89417863+jpayne3506@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/dependabot.yaml | 98 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index 37558cd235..0a1e66be2c 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -32,19 +32,19 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.31 ±1 compatibility (v1.30-v1.32)
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/azure-ipam"
   schedule:
@@ -56,19 +56,19 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies", "azure-ipam" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.31 ±1 compatibility (v1.30-v1.32)
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/build/tools"
   schedule:
@@ -80,19 +80,19 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.30-v1.32 compatibility range
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.31 ±1 compatibility (v1.30-v1.32)
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/dropgz"
   schedule:
@@ -122,19 +122,19 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.5"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.28-v1.30 compatibility range
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.29 ±1 compatibility (v1.28-v1.30)
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/azure-ipam"
   schedule:
@@ -147,19 +147,19 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.5"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.28-v1.30 compatibility range
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.29 ±1 compatibility (v1.28-v1.30)
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/"
   schedule:
@@ -172,19 +172,19 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.4"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.25-v1.27 compatibility range
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.26 ±1 compatibility (v1.25-v1.27)
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/azure-ipam"
   schedule:
@@ -197,16 +197,16 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.4"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.25-v1.27 compatibility range
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.26 ±1 compatibility (v1.25-v1.27)
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]

From 2b46d980d5298dea3b6070421381e97df25c3d44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2025 17:06:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 6/8] Simplify Kubernetes version constraints to use upper
 bounds only

Co-authored-by: jpayne3506 <89417863+jpayne3506@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/dependabot.yaml | 98 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index 0a1e66be2c..cd2960540f 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -32,19 +32,19 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.31 ±1 compatibility (v1.30-v1.32)
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with main branch
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/azure-ipam"
   schedule:
@@ -56,19 +56,19 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies", "azure-ipam" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.31 ±1 compatibility (v1.30-v1.32)
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with main branch
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/build/tools"
   schedule:
@@ -80,19 +80,19 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.31 ±1 compatibility (v1.30-v1.32)
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with main branch
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.33.0", "<0.30.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/dropgz"
   schedule:
@@ -122,19 +122,19 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.5"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.29 ±1 compatibility (v1.28-v1.30)
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with release/v1.5 branch
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/azure-ipam"
   schedule:
@@ -147,19 +147,19 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.5"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.29 ±1 compatibility (v1.28-v1.30)
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with release/v1.5 branch
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0", "<0.28.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/"
   schedule:
@@ -172,19 +172,19 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.4"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.26 ±1 compatibility (v1.25-v1.27)
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with release/v1.4 branch
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/azure-ipam"
   schedule:
@@ -197,16 +197,16 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.4"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to v1.26 ±1 compatibility (v1.25-v1.27)
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with release/v1.4 branch
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.28.0", "<0.25.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]

From cf0998511108c8ce121479d2237c53ef163e3afb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2025 20:30:31 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 7/8] Clean up extra newline in dependabot.yaml at line 112

Co-authored-by: jpayne3506 <89417863+jpayne3506@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/dependabot.yaml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index cd2960540f..4b55fdcaaa 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ updates:
     prefix: "deps"
   labels: [ "dependencies" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/"
   schedule:

From 2b86b590c302f40f05d7c5c492b53ec63e2935c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jpayne3506 <payne.3506@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:50:53 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 8/8] ci: add release/v1.6 coverage

---
 .github/dependabot.yaml | 102 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 77 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index 4b55fdcaaa..3e5665f302 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ updates:
     prefix: "ci"
   labels: [ "ci", "dependencies" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+
+
+# Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with default branch - v1.33-v1.35
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/"
   schedule:
@@ -32,19 +35,18 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with main branch
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/azure-ipam"
   schedule:
@@ -56,19 +58,18 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies", "azure-ipam" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with main branch
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/build/tools"
   schedule:
@@ -80,19 +81,18 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with main branch
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
-      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+      versions: [">=0.34.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/dropgz"
   schedule:
@@ -109,6 +109,59 @@ updates:
     prefix: "deps"
   labels: [ "dependencies" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+
+
+# Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with release/v1.6 branch - v1.30-v1.32
+- package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: "daily"
+  reviewers:
+    - "azure/azure-sdn-members"
+  commit-message:
+    prefix: "deps"
+  labels: [ "dependencies" ]
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  target-branch: "release/v1.6"
+  ignore:
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+- package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+  directory: "/azure-ipam"
+  schedule:
+    interval: "daily"
+  reviewers:
+    - "azure/azure-sdn-members"
+  commit-message:
+    prefix: "deps"
+  labels: [ "dependencies", "azure-ipam" ]
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  ignore:
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+
+
+# Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with release/v1.5 branch - v1.28-v1.30
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/"
   schedule:
@@ -121,7 +174,6 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.5"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with release/v1.5 branch
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
       versions: [">=0.29.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
@@ -146,7 +198,6 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.5"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with release/v1.5 branch
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
       versions: [">=0.29.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
@@ -159,6 +210,9 @@ updates:
       versions: [">=0.29.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
       versions: [">=0.29.0"]
+
+
+# Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with release/v1.4 branch - v1.25-v1.27
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/"
   schedule:
@@ -171,7 +225,6 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.4"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with release/v1.4 branch
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
       versions: [">=0.26.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
@@ -196,7 +249,6 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.4"
   ignore:
-    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with release/v1.4 branch
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
       versions: [">=0.26.0"]
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"