[ANNOUNCEMENT] v1.31 Code Freeze in Effect!

[Sreeram Venkitesh]

Hello Kubernetes Community, 

Kubernetes v1.31 Code Freeze is now in effect.

At this point, we will only consider release-blocking issues and PRs into the v1.31 milestone. 

The Enhancements Team reviewed all enhancements that opted-in for the v1.31 release. 

For enhancements that did not meet the criteria for Code Freeze, the Enhancements Team removed them from the v1.31 milestone. 

You can check the status of enhancements in the v1.31 Enhancements Tracking Board.

If you think your enhancement is critical and must ship in v1.31, please file an exception as soon as possible. 

Upcoming deadlines:

- Test Freeze: 02:00 UTC Wednesday 31st July 2024 / 19:00 PDT Tuesday 30th July 2024

- Docs Freeze: 02:00 UTC Wednesday 31st July 2024 / 19:00 PDT Tuesday 30th July 2024

If you have any concerns, please feel free to reply to this email or reach out to the Release Team on #sig-release Kubernetes Slack. 

Thank you

Sreeram Venkitesh

1.31 Enhancements Lead