Prepare for v1.16.4 release #2479

	name: Run static checks and unit tests

	# Any change in triggers needs to be reflected in the concurrency group.
	on:
	push:
	branches:
	- main
	- v*
	pull_request:
	branches:
	- main
	- v*

	concurrency:
	group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number \|\| github.event.after }}
	cancel-in-progress: true

	jobs:
	unit-test:
	runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
	- uses: actions/setup-go@41dfa10bad2bb2ae585af6ee5bb4d7d973ad74ed # v5.1.0
	with:
	go-version-file: 'go.mod'
	- name: Check module vendoring
	run: \|
	go mod tidy
	go mod vendor
	go mod verify
	git status
	test -z "$(git status --porcelain)" \|\| (echo "please run 'go mod tidy && go mod vendor', and submit your changes"; exit 1)
	- name: Run unit tests
	run: make test
	- name: Build
	run: make
	- name: Build release binaries
	run: make release

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