request help: Release new version of APISIX ingress controller

[joshdcu]

Issue description

I would like an official release of the APISIX ingress controller that includes the fix for #1980. As we can see from the issue comments, the bug has affected many users and it would be great to use an official release that includes this fix.

Environment

• your apisix-ingress-controller version (output of apisix-ingress-controller version --long):

$ apisix-ingress-controller version --long
Version: 1.8.2
Git SHA: 57b5aee
Go Version: go1.21.11
Building OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Running OS/Arch: linux/amd64

• your Kubernetes cluster version (output of kubectl version):

$ kubectl version
Client Version: v1.31.1
Kustomize Version: v5.4.2
Server Version: v1.31.2+rke2r1

• if you run apisix-ingress-controller in Bare-metal environment, also show your OS version (uname -a): N/A

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[joshdcu]

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