k3s-io/k3s v1.34.4+k3s1

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This release updates Kubernetes to v1.34.4, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the Kubernetes release notes.

Changes since v1.34.3+k3s3:

• Explicitly close mvcc backend to fix high CPU on initial etcd server after restart (#13571)
• Backports for 2026-02 (#13581)
• Bump kine for list/watch revision fixes (#13577)
• Fix VPN node IP not being applied to kubelet (#13561)
• Bulk Backports 2026-02 (#13565)
• • Bump to coredns 1.14.1 and metrics-server v0.8.1 (#13609)
• Bump klipper-helm and klipper-lb images (#13620)
• Fix removal of init node (#13631)
• Update to v1.34.4-k3s1 and Go 1.24.12 (#13636)

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What's Changed

• [release-1.34] Explicitly close mvcc backend to fix high CPU on initial etcd server after restart by @brandond in #13571
• [release-1.34] Backports for 2026-02 by @brandond in #13581
• [release-1.34] Bump kine for list/watch revision fixes by @brandond in #13577
• [Release-1.34] Fix VPN node IP not being applied to kubelet by @dereknola in #13561
• [Release-1.34] Bulk Backports 2026-02 by @dereknola in #13565
• [Release-1.34] Bump to coredns 1.14.1 and metrics-server v0.8.1 by @mgfritch in #13609
• [release-1.34] Bump klipper-helm and klipper-lb images by @brandond in #13620
• [release-1.34] Fix removal of init node by @brandond in #13631
• [release-1.34] Update to v1.34.4-k3s1 and Go 1.24.12 by @rafaelbreno in #13636

Full Changelog: v1.34.3+k3s3...v1.34.4+k3s1