Query Regarding Compatibility of status.podIPs During Kubernetes Version Upgrade from v1.26 to v1.31

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Hello Kubernetes Team,

I hope you’re doing well.

I have a query regarding application compatibility with the status.podIPs field exposed via the Downward API.

We are currently running an application on Kubernetes version v1.26, and although the status.podIPs field is supported in this version, we are not currently using it in our environment variables or configurations.

We are planning to upgrade our cluster to Kubernetes v1.31 and would like to know:

Will there be any compatibility issues or challenges related to status.podIPs in this upgrade path?

Are there any changes or deprecations in the Downward API for this field between v1.26 and v1.31 that we should be aware of?

Appreciate your guidance on this so we can plan our upgrade with confidence.

Best regards,
Gautam Soni
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