January 2025 monthly summary for NVIDIA/gpu-operator: Focused on hardening kernel version parsing to improve automation and deployment reliability. Delivered a targeted bug fix to handle kernel version strings that include a _64k suffix, ensuring correct sanitization and Kubernetes resource naming. Implemented expanded regex to match 64k page size kernels and added comprehensive tests across x86_64 and aarch64 to prevent regressions. This work reduces the risk of misnamed resources, improves automation in cluster provisioning, and enhances cross-architecture compatibility. The effort demonstrates strong regex-based parsing, test-driven development, and cross-architecture validation, aligning with business goals of stable GPU operator deployments and reduced operator churn.