Add changelog entry for v1.7.1

Signed-off-by: Matheus Pimenta <[email protected]>
(cherry picked from commit a1fa37b)

Author: matheuscscp

CHANGELOG.md

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 All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
 
+## 1.7.1
+
+**Release date:** 2025-10-08
+
+This patch release comes with various dependency updates.
+
+The controller is now built with Go 1.25.2 which includes
+fixes for vulnerabilities in the Go stdlib:
+[CVE-2025-58183](https://github.com/golang/go/issues/75677),
+[CVE-2025-58188](https://github.com/golang/go/issues/75675)
+and many others. The full list of security fixes can be found
+[here](https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/4Emdl2iQ_bI/m/qZN5nc-mBgAJ).
+
+Improvements:
+- Update dependencies to Kubernetes v1.34.1 and Go 1.25.2
+  [#1530](https://github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/pull/1530)
+
 ## 1.7.0
 
 **Release date:** 2025-09-24