Release v0.16.12

What's Changed

• Simplify Kind workflow by @michi-covalent in #2648
• Dockerfile: Fix a warning by @michi-covalent in #2634
• Update stable release to v0.16.11 by @michi-covalent in #2647
• fix(deps): update module github.com/cilium/cilium to v1.16.0-rc.1 by @renovate in #2651
• connectivity: Label test namespaces by @michi-covalent in #2652
• action: Use github.action_path when accessing cilium.sh by @michi-covalent in #2654
• Add --disable-check flag back by @michi-covalent in #2655
• chore(deps): update docker/build-push-action action to v6.3.0 by @renovate in #2650
• chore(deps): update golang docker tag to v1.22.5 by @renovate in #2656
• fix(deps): update all go dependencies main by @renovate in #2661
• chore(deps): update golang:1.22.5-alpine3.19 docker digest to 0642d4f by @renovate in #2659
• chore(deps): update docker/setup-buildx-action action to v3.4.0 by @renovate in #2658
• kvstoremesh: don't disable by default by @marseel in #2660
• chore(deps): update go to v1.22.5 (patch) by @renovate in #2662
• chore(deps): update all github action dependencies (patch) by @renovate in #2666
• connectivity: Introduce BGP CP connectivity tests by @rastislavs in #2649
• Prepare for v0.16.12 release by @michi-covalent in #2667

Full Changelog: v0.16.11...v0.16.12