chore: one last PR of dependency upgrades before the release is cut

[plumpy]

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[code-review-assist]

Hi @plumpy, reviewers, and future viewers!

I'm Gemini, currently reviewing this pull request. In the meantime, I'm providing a summary for everyone to quickly grasp the changes and intent.

This PR, titled chore: one last PR of dependency upgrades before the release is cut, focuses on updating several dependencies before a release. I didn't find a description, so this summary is based solely on the code changes.

Here's a breakdown of the modifications:

• Dependency Upgrades: The pull request updates various dependencies to their latest versions:

  • kubectl: Updated from v1.32.0 to v1.32.1 (line 21 of deploy/skaffold/Dockerfile.deps)
  • helm: Updated from v3.16.4 to v3.17.0 (line 31 of deploy/skaffold/Dockerfile.deps)
  • kustomize: Updated from 5.5.0 to 5.6.0 (line 40 of deploy/skaffold/Dockerfile.deps)
  • k3d: Updated from v5.7.5 to v5.8.1 (line 85 of deploy/skaffold/Dockerfile.deps)
  • gcloud: Updated from 505.0.0 to 507.0.0 (line 94 of deploy/skaffold/Dockerfile.deps)
  • bazel: Updated from 8.0.0 to 8.0.1 (line 107 of deploy/skaffold/Dockerfile.deps)
  • docker: Updated from 23.0.1 to 27.5.1 (line 123 of deploy/skaffold/Dockerfile.deps)
  • docker/buildx-bin: Updated from 0.10.4 to 0.20.1 (line 125 of deploy/skaffold/Dockerfile.deps)
  • golang: Updated from 1.23.4 to 1.23.5 (line 165 of deploy/skaffold/Dockerfile.deps)
  • Several other indirect dependencies were also updated in go.mod and go.sum.

• Digest Updates: SHA256 digests for all updated dependencies have been updated to reflect the new versions in the deploy/skaffold/digests directory.

• Copyright Year Update: Copyright years in several vendor files have been updated to 2025 (various files in the vendor directory).

• Monitoring API Change: A new active_only field was added to the ListMetricDescriptorsRequest in vendor/cloud.google.com/go/monitoring/apiv3/v2/monitoringpb/metric_service.pb.go (line 324).

I'll be providing a more detailed review shortly. Until then, happy reviewing!

Small changes made,
Code now feels new,
Release is closer.

[code-review-assist]

This pull request updates several dependencies, which is good practice for maintaining a healthy codebase. I've checked the updated versions and they appear to be the latest stable releases. Ensuring the digests are updated is crucial for security and reproducibility. A few minor suggestions below.