Update module k8s.io/client-go to v0.36.2

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Type	Update	Change
k8s.io/client-go	require	minor	v0.35.5 → v0.36.2

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kubernetes/client-go (k8s.io/client-go)

v0.36.2

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v0.36.1

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v0.36.0

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v0.35.6

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ℹ️ Artifact update notice

File name: go.mod

In order to perform the update(s) described in the table above, Renovate ran the go get command, which resulted in the following additional change(s):

• 3 additional dependencies were updated
• The go directive was updated for compatibility reasons

Details:

Package	Change
go	1.25.9 -> 1.26.0
k8s.io/api	v0.35.5 -> v0.36.2
k8s.io/apimachinery	v0.35.5 -> v0.36.2
google.golang.org/protobuf	v1.36.11 -> v1.36.12-0.20260120151049-f2248ac996af

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