li><p><strong>Added</strong> support customized Zipkin collector endpoint under <code>meshConfig.extensionProviders.zipkin.path</code>. (<a href=https://github.com/istio/istio/issues/53086>Issue #53086</a>)</p></li><li><p><strong>Fixed</strong> Added the metrics port to the pods created by <a href=/v1.25/docs/tasks/traffic-management/ingress/gateway-api/#automated-deployment><code>Gateway</code> automated deployments</a>.</p></li><li><p><strong>Fixed</strong> The <code>citadel_server_root_cert_expiry_timest