• fix(cloudflare): infinite reconciliation loop with cloudflare-record-comment flag by @vflaux in #5828
• fix: cloudflare softError failedZones by @nissessenap in #5899
• fix(controller): panic in OCI provider build by @vflaux in #5877
• fix(coredns): debug message on labels update by @bachorp in #5789
• fix(deps): bump openshift with gateway-api by @ivankatliarchuk in #5942
• fix(endpoint): debug message when owner label is missing by @bachorp in #5788
• fix(endpoint): deduplicate targets by @ivankatliarchuk in #5805
• fix(endpoint/source) Allow '.' in TXT Records by @onelapahead in #5844
• fix(gen/metrics): deduplicate generated in metrics.md by @vflaux in #5837
• fix(service): rollback nodeinformer for addevent handler by @ivankatliarchuk in #5941
• fix(txt-register): reset existingTXTs even when ApplyChanges is skipped to avoid stale TXT records by @u-kai in #5897

:memo: Documentation

• docs(advanced): configuration precedence by @ivankatliarchuk in #5871
• docs(aws): add missing supported DNS record types in Route53 ABAC by @TobyTheHutt in #5839
• docs(aws): scoping the IAM policy to explicitely defined Route53 zones by @crtr109 in #5663
• docs(ci): improve release note template by @mloiseleur in #5791
• docs: clarify hostname annotation behavior by @PseudoResonance in #5912
• docs(contributing): add reference to developer documentation by @lexfrei in #5923
• docs(core-dns): update tutorial by @ivankatliarchuk in #5926
• docs: fix mkdocs build by @mloiseleur in #5795
• docs(gateway-api): clarify annotation placement for sources by @lexfrei in #5918
• docs(myra): add info about protection option and docker image by @armaaar in #5879
• docs(release): update release docs by @ivankatliarchuk in #5893
• docs(tutorials): import existing DNS records into ExternalDNS by @naavveenn in #5811
• docs(txt-registry): improve formatting and examples for apex record by @u-kai in #5863
• docs(webhook): add volcengine provider to readme by @firemiles in #5866

:package: Others

• Build(tool) remove vacuum by @szuecs in #5955
• chore(ci): fix releaser script by @mloiseleur in #5953
• chore(ci): speed-up & coveralls by @mloiseleur in #5870
• chore(cloudflare): migrate DeleteCustomHostname() to new lib by @vflaux in #5880
• chore(cloudflare): migrate DeleteDNSRecord() to new lib by @vflaux in #5780
• chore(cloudflare): migrate ListRecords() to new lib by @vflaux in #5778
• chore(cloudflare): migrate UpdateDNSRecord() to new lib by @vflaux in #5781
• chore(controller-gen): move tools under go tools by @ivankatliarchuk in #5878
• chore(deps): bump renovatebot/github-action from 43.0.10 to 43.0.11 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5823
• chore(deps): bump renovatebot/github-action from 43.0.11 to 43.0.12 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5840
• chore(deps): bump renovatebot/github-action from 43.0.12 to 43.0.13 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5856
• chore(deps): bump renovatebot/github-action from 43.0.13 to 43.0.14 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5874
• chore(deps): bump renovatebot/github-action from 43.0.14 to 43.0.15 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5890
• chore(deps): bump renovatebot/github-action from 43.0.9 to 43.0.10 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5797
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 15 updates by @app/dependabot in #5952
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 36 updates by @app/dependabot in #5943
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 5 updates by @app/dependabot in #5940
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 9 updates by @app/dependabot in #5949
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 2 updates by @app/dependabot in #5895
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 2 updates by @app/dependabot in #5946
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 3 updates by @app/dependabot in #5806
• chore(lint): configure goconst linter by @lexfrei in #5929
• chore(owners): update reviewers by @mloiseleur in #5925
• chore(pihole): reduce cyclometic complexity of TestListRecords by @AndrewCharlesHay in #5802
• chore(release): updates kustomize & docs with v0.19.0 by @mloiseleur in #5792
• chore: upgrade ExternalDNS to go v1.25 and golangci-lint v2.5 by @mloiseleur in #5869
• ci(linter): add gochecknoinits by @ivankatliarchuk in #5911
• ci(linter): add go-critic by @PascalBourdier in #5875
• doc(tutorials/rfc2136): fix RBAC by @vflaux in #5827
• refactor(annotations): modernize ProviderSpecificAnnotation by @ivankatliarchuk in #5813
• refactor(pihole): reduce cyclomatic complexity of TestProvider by @AndrewCharlesHay in #5865
• refactor(pihole): reduce cyclomatic complexity of TestProviderV6 by @AndrewCharlesHay in #5876
• refactor(service): reduce cyclomatic complexity of extractHeadlessEndpoints by @AndrewCharlesHay in #5822
• refactor(source/nat64): optional source & early prefixes parsing by @vflaux in #5810
• refactor(source/wrappers): move wrappers logic away from execute file by @ivankatliarchuk in #5888
• test(cloudflare): clear environment variables before setting test values by @u-kai in #5851
• test(cloudflare): improve coverage of zoneService by @vflaux in #5800
• test(cloudflare): mock provider for cf change tests by @vflaux in #5852
• test(cloudflare): modernize zoneDomainFilter test by @vflaux in #5853
• test(controller): improve code coverage by @TobyTheHutt in #5816
• test(source): fqdn for source/service/nodeport/srv records by @ivankatliarchuk in #5554
• test(source/service): add serviceTypeFilter edge case by @ivankatliarchuk in #5872
• test(source/wrappers): fix race condition by @vflaux in #5841
• test: update goversion label to 1.25 in metrics test by @AndrewCharlesHay in #5886
• update test certs used for pdns by @Raffo in #5902

:package: Docker Image

docker pull registry.k8s.io/external-dns/external-dns:v0.20.0