kubernetes · upodroid · May 9, 2026
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 *.sublime-project
 *.sublime-workspace
 *~
-/bazel-*
 /_artifacts
 /_output
 /_bin

diff --git a/config/jobs/README.md b/config/jobs/README.md
@@ -27,16 +27,11 @@ Please see [ProwJob docs](https://docs.prow.k8s.io/docs/jobs/) for more info
 
 ### Job Images
 
-Where possible, we prefer that jobs use images that are pinned to a specific
-version, containing only what is needed.
+Where possible, we prefer that jobs use the kubekins-e2e image as it contains everything you need for kubernetes ecosytem.
 
-Some good examples include:
+This image is available at `us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/k8s-staging-test-infra/images/kubekins-e2e`, it is bumped automatically so search this repo for the most recent tag that matches the format `vYYYYMMDD-c27e3ff179-master`.
 
-- [pull-release-unit] uses `golang:1.12` to run `go test ./...`
-- [pull-release-notes-lint] uses `node:11` to run `npm ci && npm lint`
-- [pull-org-test-all] uses `launcher.gcr.io/google/bazel:0.26.0` to run `bazel test //...`
-
-Many jobs use `gcr.io/k8s-testimages/foo` images that are built from source in
+Many jobs use `gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/foo` images that are built from source in
 [`images/`]. Some of these have evolved organically, with way more dependencies
 than needed, and will be periodically bumped by PRs. These are sources of
 technical debt that are often not very well maintained. Use at your own risk,
@@ -95,7 +90,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     spec:
       containers:
-      - image: public.ecr.aws/docker/library/golang:1.12.5
+      - image: us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/k8s-staging-test-infra/images/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
         - /bin/bash
         args:
@@ -136,7 +131,7 @@ periodics:
     path_alias: "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws"
   spec:
     containers:
-    - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
+    - image: us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/k8s-staging-test-infra/images/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
       command:
       - "./scripts/ci-aws-cred-test.sh"
 ```
@@ -180,7 +175,6 @@ need to trigger it again and are a Prow administrator you have a few options:
 
 - you can use the rerun feature in prow.k8s.io to run the job again *with the same config*
 - you can use [`config/mkpj.sh`](/config/mkpj.sh) to create a prowjob CR from your local config
-- you can use `bazel run //prow/cmd/mkpj -- --job=foo ...` to create a prowjob CR from your local config
 
 For the latter two options you'll need to submit the resulting CR via `kubectl` configured against
 the prow services cluster.

diff --git a/config/jobs/image-pushing/k8s-staging-test-infra.yaml b/config/jobs/image-pushing/k8s-staging-test-infra.yaml
@@ -3,32 +3,6 @@ postsubmits:
     #
     # job images, e.g. images/*
     #
-    - name: post-test-infra-push-bazelbuild
-      cluster: k8s-infra-prow-build-trusted
-      run_if_changed: '^images/bazelbuild/'
-      annotations:
-        testgrid-dashboards: sig-testing-image-pushes, sig-k8s-infra-gcb
-        testgrid-tab-name: bazelbuild
-        testgrid-alert-email: kubernetes-sig-testing-alerts@googlegroups.com, k8s-infra-alerts@kubernetes.io
-        testgrid-num-failures-to-alert: '1'
-        description: builds and pushes the image builder's own image
-      decorate: true
-      branches:
-      - ^master$
-      max_concurrency: 1
-      # avoid overloading GCB logs quota for the shared staging project
-      job_queue_name: "test-infra-staging-image-push"
-      spec:
-        serviceAccountName: gcb-builder
-        containers:
-        - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/image-builder:v20260419-39c657fdbf
-          command:
-          - /run.sh
-          args:
-          - --scratch-bucket=gs://k8s-staging-test-infra-gcb
-          - --project=k8s-staging-test-infra
-          - --build-dir=.
-          - images/bazelbuild/
     - name: post-test-infra-push-benchmarkjunit
       cluster: k8s-infra-prow-build-trusted
       run_if_changed: '^pkg/benchmarkjunit/'

diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-host-path/csi-driver-host-path-manual-job-config.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-host-path/csi-driver-host-path-manual-job-config.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ periodics:
   labels:
     preset-service-account: "true"
     preset-dind-enabled: "true"
-    preset-bazel-remote-cache-enabled: "true"
     preset-kind-volume-mounts: "true"
   annotations:
     testgrid-dashboards: sig-storage-csi-ci
@@ -89,8 +88,6 @@ periodics:
       env:
       - name: CSI_PROW_KUBERNETES_VERSION
         value: "1.28.0"
-      - name: CSI_PROW_USE_BAZEL
-        value: "false"
       - name: CSI_SNAPSHOTTER_VERSION
         value: "master"
       - name: CSI_PROW_BUILD_JOB
@@ -131,7 +128,6 @@ periodics:
   labels:
     preset-service-account: "true"
     preset-dind-enabled: "true"
-    preset-bazel-remote-cache-enabled: "true"
     preset-kind-volume-mounts: "true"
   annotations:
     testgrid-dashboards: sig-storage-csi-ci
@@ -149,8 +145,6 @@ periodics:
       env:
       - name: CSI_PROW_KUBERNETES_VERSION
         value: "latest"
-      - name: CSI_PROW_USE_BAZEL
-        value: "false"
       - name: CSI_SNAPSHOTTER_VERSION
         value: "master"
       - name: CSI_PROW_BUILD_JOB

diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-csi/external-provisioner/external-provisioner-manual-job-config.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-csi/external-provisioner/external-provisioner-manual-job-config.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ presubmits:
     labels:
       preset-service-account: "true"
       preset-dind-enabled: "true"
-      preset-bazel-remote-cache-enabled: "true"
       preset-kind-volume-mounts: "true"
     annotations:
       testgrid-dashboards: sig-storage-csi-external-provisioner
@@ -28,8 +27,6 @@ presubmits:
         env:
         - name: CSI_PROW_KUBERNETES_VERSION
           value: "1.28.0"
-        - name: CSI_PROW_USE_BAZEL
-          value: "true"
         - name: CSI_PROW_DRIVER_VERSION
           value: "v1.10.0"
         - name: CSI_SNAPSHOTTER_VERSION
@@ -62,7 +59,6 @@ presubmits:
     labels:
       preset-service-account: "true"
       preset-dind-enabled: "true"
-      preset-bazel-remote-cache-enabled: "true"
       preset-kind-volume-mounts: "true"
     annotations:
       testgrid-dashboards: sig-storage-csi-external-provisioner
@@ -79,8 +75,6 @@ presubmits:
         env:
         - name: CSI_PROW_KUBERNETES_VERSION
           value: "latest"
-        - name: CSI_PROW_USE_BAZEL
-          value: "true"
         - name: CSI_PROW_DRIVER_VERSION
           value: "v1.10.0"
         - name: CSI_SNAPSHOTTER_VERSION

diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-capacity/cluster-capacity-presubmits-release-1.32.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-capacity/cluster-capacity-presubmits-release-1.32.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION

diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-capacity/cluster-capacity-presubmits-release-1.33.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-capacity/cluster-capacity-presubmits-release-1.33.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION

diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-capacity/cluster-capacity-presubmits-release-1.34.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-capacity/cluster-capacity-presubmits-release-1.34.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION

diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-capacity/cluster-capacity-presubmits-release-1.35.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-capacity/cluster-capacity-presubmits-release-1.35.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION

diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-capacity/cluster-capacity-presubmits.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-capacity/cluster-capacity-presubmits.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION

diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/descheduler/descheduler-presubmits-master.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/descheduler/descheduler-presubmits-master.yaml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION

diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/descheduler/descheduler-presubmits-release-1.33.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/descheduler/descheduler-presubmits-release-1.33.yaml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION

diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/descheduler/descheduler-presubmits-release-1.34.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/descheduler/descheduler-presubmits-release-1.34.yaml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION

diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/descheduler/descheduler-presubmits-release-1.35.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/descheduler/descheduler-presubmits-release-1.35.yaml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ presubmits:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20260504-c27e3ff179-master
         command:
-        # generic runner script, handles DIND, bazelrc for caching, etc.
+        # generic runner script, handles DIND for caching, etc.
         - runner.sh
         env:
         - name: KUBERNETES_VERSION