Release Highlights

• Add new kubernetes 1.35 variants (#4735):
  • Add aws-k8s-1.35, aws-k8s-1.35-nvidia, aws-k8s-1.35-fips, aws-k8s-1.35-nvidia-fips, vmware-k8s-1.35, and vmware-k8s-1.35-fips variants
  • All k8s-1.35 variants use the following:
    • kernel-6.12
    • systemd-257
    • nftables
    • containerd-2.1
    • whippet
    • release-swap - Enable zram-backed swap device to improve system stability in low-memory situations (bottlerocket-core-kit#590)
• Migrate all nvidia variants to use nvidia R580 drivers (#4733)
• Migrate admin-container and control-container to AL2023 (#4740)

OS Changes

• Update bottlerocket-kernel-kit from 4.7.0 to 4.7.1 CHANGELOG (commits) (#4736)
• Update bottlerocket-core-kit from 12.0.1 to 12.2.0 CHANGELOG (commits) (#4735)
• Enable erofs root partition in all variants (#4728)
• Use whippet in all variants (#4738)

Twoliter

• Update twoliter from v0.15.0 to v0.16.0 CHANGELOG (commits) (#4726, #4734)

Documentation Changes

• Remove stale settings extension design documents (#4716)