release: cut v1.24.1 (#2076)

* build(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/common from 0.69.0 to 0.70.1

Bumps [github.com/prometheus/common](https://github.com/prometheus/common) from 0.69.0 to 0.70.1.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/prometheus/common/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/prometheus/common/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/prometheus/common/compare/v0.69.0...v0.70.1)

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updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: github.com/prometheus/common
  dependency-version: 0.70.1
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
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(cherry picked from commit f3a330f444c71d7816b5e028bc5aac386f87fe16)

* promhttp: fix panic on requests with nil URL

Signed-off-by: Sai Asish Y <say.apm35@gmail.com>
(cherry picked from commit 4976da8694931d49ba1c70811225391835bdd09d)

* Update CHANGELOG.md for 1.24.1

Signed-off-by: Bartek Plotka <bwplotka@gmail.com>

* Update VERSION to 1.24.1

Signed-off-by: Bartek Plotka <bwplotka@gmail.com>

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