cut v1.17.2

[willie-yao]

What type of PR is this?
/kind documentation

What this PR does / why we need it:
Add release notes for v1.17.2

Which issue(s) this PR fixes (optional, in fixes #<issue number>(, fixes #<issue_number>, ...) format, will close the issue(s) when PR gets merged):
Fixes #

Special notes for your reviewer:

• cherry-pick candidate

TODOs:

• squashed commits
• includes documentation
• adds unit tests

Release note:

NONE

[jackfrancis]

/lgtm
/approve

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Git tree hash: 8a8aaeb394bdd7d12dcb440faeae9383f8276f39

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Codecov Report

All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 52.57%. Comparing base (8e06caf) to head (2bc7c4a).
Report is 4 commits behind head on main.

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