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## Summary by CodeRabbit
- **New Features**
- Introduced new configuration options for socket-based load balancing
tracing and initial fetch timeout settings in the Cilium deployment.
- Enhanced validation checks for deprecated options to prevent
misconfigurations.
- **Bug Fixes**
- Improved error messaging for deprecated or invalid settings.
- **Documentation**
- Updated version numbers in README and configuration files to reflect
the new version (1.16.4).
- **Chores**
- Updated Dockerfile and image tags to reference the latest version
(1.16.4).
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