🚀 Release v1.8.4

Signed-off-by: peppi-lotta <[email protected]>

releasenotes/v1.8.4.md

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+# Changes since v1.8.3
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+## :bug: Bug Fixes
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+- bump x/crypto to v0.31.0 (#2163)
+
+## :seedling: Others
+
+- Bump sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime from 0.18.6 to 0.18.7 (#2226)
+- Bump IPAM to 1.8.3 (#2217)
+- Bump Golang to 1.23.4 (#2211)
+- Bump the capi group across 3 directories with 2 updates (#2200)
+- Bump the k8s.io/* deps to v0.30.8 (#2149)
+- Bump CAPI to v1.8.6 (#2142)
+- Bump sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime from 0.18.5 to 0.18.6 (#2133)
+
+## :recycle: Superseded or Reverted
+
+- `<insert superseded bumps and reverts here>`
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+The container image for this release is: v1.8.4
+
+_Thanks to all our contributors!_ 😊