Automatic merge from submit-queue (batch tested with PRs 55265, 54092, 55353, 53733, 55385). If you want to cherry-pick this change to another branch, please follow the instructions <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/cherry-picks.md">here</a>.
Capture git export-subst strings in version.sh for 'git archive' use.
Eliminate the need to update pkg/version/base.go on release branch tagging.
This excellent solution brought to you by @ixdy.
- [ ] Cherrypick to release-1.8
- [ ] Cherrypick to release-1.7
- [ ] Cherrypick to release-1.6?
- [ ] Update kubernetes/release/anago to skip updating base.go files
ref https://github.com/kubernetes/release/pull/459
ref #16815 (somewhat related)
cc @javier-b-perez
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