build(deps): bump the kube group across 1 directory with 8 updates

Bumps the kube group with 4 updates in the / directory: [k8s.io/api](https://github.com/kubernetes/api), [k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver](https://github.com/kubernetes/apiextensions-apiserver), [k8s.io/endpointslice](https://github.com/kubernetes/endpointslice) and [k8s.io/kube-aggregator](https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-aggregator).


Updates `k8s.io/api` from 0.35.4 to 0.36.0
- [Commits](kubernetes/api@v0.35.4...v0.36.0)

Updates `k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver` from 0.35.4 to 0.36.0
- [Release notes](https://github.com/kubernetes/apiextensions-apiserver/releases)
- [Commits](kubernetes/apiextensions-apiserver@v0.35.4...v0.36.0)

Updates `k8s.io/apimachinery` from 0.35.4 to 0.36.0
- [Commits](kubernetes/apimachinery@v0.35.4...v0.36.0)

Updates `k8s.io/client-go` from 0.35.4 to 0.36.0
- [Changelog](https://github.com/kubernetes/client-go/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](kubernetes/client-go@v0.35.4...v0.36.0)

Updates `k8s.io/code-generator` from 0.35.4 to 0.36.0
- [Commits](kubernetes/code-generator@v0.35.4...v0.36.0)

Updates `k8s.io/endpointslice` from 0.35.4 to 0.36.0
- [Commits](kubernetes/endpointslice@v0.35.4...v0.36.0)

Updates `k8s.io/kube-aggregator` from 0.35.4 to 0.36.0
- [Commits](kubernetes/kube-aggregator@v0.35.4...v0.36.0)

Updates `k8s.io/utils` from 0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4 to 0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2
- [Commits](https://github.com/kubernetes/utils/commits)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: k8s.io/api
  dependency-version: 0.36.0
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
  dependency-group: kube
- dependency-name: k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver
  dependency-version: 0.36.0
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
  dependency-group: kube
- dependency-name: k8s.io/apimachinery
  dependency-version: 0.36.0
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
  dependency-group: kube
- dependency-name: k8s.io/client-go
  dependency-version: 0.36.0
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
  dependency-group: kube
- dependency-name: k8s.io/code-generator
  dependency-version: 0.36.0
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
  dependency-group: kube
- dependency-name: k8s.io/endpointslice
  dependency-version: 0.36.0
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
  dependency-group: kube
- dependency-name: k8s.io/kube-aggregator
  dependency-version: 0.36.0
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
  dependency-group: kube
- dependency-name: k8s.io/utils
  dependency-version: 0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-patch
  dependency-group: kube
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>

Author: dependabot[bot]

go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/linkerd/linkerd2
 
-go 1.25.9
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/ocagent v0.7.0
@@ -38,25 +38,27 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.44.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.80.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc v1.6.1
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.12-0.20260120151049-f2248ac996af
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 	helm.sh/helm/v3 v3.20.2
-	k8s.io/api v0.35.4
-	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.35.4
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.4
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.35.4
-	k8s.io/code-generator v0.35.4
-	k8s.io/endpointslice v0.35.4
+	k8s.io/api v0.36.0
+	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.36.0
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.36.0
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.36.0
+	k8s.io/code-generator v0.36.0
+	k8s.io/endpointslice v0.36.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.140.0
-	k8s.io/kube-aggregator v0.35.4
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20251002143259-bc988d571ff4
+	k8s.io/kube-aggregator v0.36.0
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v0.8.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.40.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.53.0 // indirect
+	k8s.io/streaming v0.36.0 // indirect
 )
 
 require (
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.6 // indirect
 	github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
-	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.12.2 // indirect
+	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.13.0 // indirect
 	github.com/exponent-io/jsonpath v0.0.0-20210407135951-1de76d718b3f // indirect
 	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-errors/errors v1.4.2 // indirect
@@ -98,10 +100,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
 	github.com/google/btree v1.1.3 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.7.0 // indirect
-	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/gregjones/httpcache v0.0.0-20190611155906-901d90724c79 // indirect
-	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.26.3 // indirect
+	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.27.7 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.5.0 // indirect
@@ -123,13 +123,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/monochromegane/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20200626010858-205db1a8cc00 // indirect
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
 	github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack v0.0.0-20190716064945-2f068394615f // indirect
-	github.com/mxk/go-flowrate v0.0.0-20140419014527-cca7078d478f // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/peterbourgon/diskv v2.0.1+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.16.1 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.19.2 // indirect
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v6 v6.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.4.0 // indirect
@@ -149,23 +148,23 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20260409153401-be6f6cb8b1fa // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.42.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.36.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/time v0.12.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/time v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools/godoc v0.1.0-deprecated // indirect
 	google.golang.org/api v0.143.0 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260120221211-b8f7ae30c516 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260120221211-b8f7ae30c516 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260128011058-8636f8732409 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260128011058-8636f8732409 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.13.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.35.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/component-base v0.35.4 // indirect
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.36.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20250922181213-ec3ebc5fd46b // indirect
-	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250910181357-589584f1c912 // indirect
+	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20260317180543-43fb72c5454a // indirect
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.35.1 // indirect
 	oras.land/oras-go/v2 v2.6.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20250730193827-2d320260d730 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.20.1 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.20.1 // indirect; indirecxt
 	sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 // indirect
-	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.0 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.2 // indirect
 )