chore: [bot] release: 1.5.0

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1.5.0 (2025-11-25)

Features

• add auditConfiguration option (e5e78d5)
• add authentication for audit webhooks (#11) (0a64b9c)
• add CiliumNetworkPolicies (6a9e1b0)
• add ExternalManagedControlPlane field and enhance resource reconciliation (b4b5094)
• add hash for kube-root-ca.crt configmap to konnectivity-agent (#38) (9f4e977)
• add HostedControlPlaneTemplate CRD and Kubernetes deployment manifests (12123f3)
• add more tests (f18cd8a)
• add network policy support with component-based access control (6475139)
• add NetworkPolicies (74a96cb)
• add nix dev-shell (#51) (d6c6eb1)
• add OpenTelemetry tracing to reconciler checksum and deployment operations (4652889)
• add project information (2622bc1)
• add tests for util package (27396c9)
• add whole lifecycle test (#26) (2cb6170)
• allow overriding the images (#5) (cb9dd85)
• allow referencing a secret from another namespace for audit webhook authentication (#12) (aa563a2)
• auto-generate the metadata.yaml instead of manually adjusting it (#42) (4a29346)
• bootstrap Cluster API hosted control plane provider (b4934f7)
• compare with hardcoded main for default branch (67a77d8)
• controller: implement core HostedControlPlane service reconciliation (09fa27c)
• create etcd snapshot (74a96cb)
• deployment: enhance control plane component deployment logic (0601374)
• etcd: implement ETCD cluster management and enhance certificates (1b4b1cc)
• expand certificate management and add resource checksumming (7b1cfb8)
• extend API server configuration with mount support and workload cluster improvements (a10410b)
• extract workload config reconciliation into dedicated reconciler (478a5f5)
• implement s3 backup (d2dc916)
• refactor workload reconciler to use dedicated RBAC and konnectivity reconcilers (7458973)
• setup building and CI (a3982ed)
• switch konnectivity agent from DaemonSet to Deployment (6a9e1b0)
• update dependencies and use etcd client version for image (aa7e3a7)
• update k8s dependencies + dependants (#41) (885dcb5)
• use helper function for getting IPs (9bd07d3)
• Use mermaid instead of ASCII (86e674e)

Bug Fixes

• always create new titleCaser (#37) (bafb5a1)
• ci: apparently hidden in changelog means ignored completely (0d1733e)
• ci: apparently there is no variable expansion here (ebc0361)
• ci: missing release-please manifest (284f6f4)
• code scanning alerts (27d2866)
• create a new ctx with cancel for each call (#33) (2d6f7b8)
• don't set NODE_IP for kubeproxy, otherwise it fails without cloud provider (#27) (609f3c7)
• implement resource deletion (931b320)
• oidc jwks conformance (#39) (5925f36)
• README formatting (b3b3dea)
• use conditional error, otherwise the operator is stuck after etcd (4b095bf)
• use correct namespace for dev (#36) (7f5e3f4)

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Summary of Changes

Hello @teutonet-bot, I'm Gemini Code Assist¹! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed!

This pull request represents a significant release, version 1.4.0, for the Cluster API provider for hosted control planes. It consolidates a wide array of new features and crucial bug fixes aimed at improving the stability, security, and manageability of hosted Kubernetes control planes. The changes range from core control plane component reconciliation and network policy enforcement to enhanced audit capabilities, improved Konnectivity agent handling, and robust data backup solutions, alongside general dependency updates and developer experience improvements.

Highlights

• Enhanced Control Plane Management: Significant improvements have been made to the core HostedControlPlane service reconciliation, including better deployment logic for control plane components, comprehensive ETCD cluster management with enhanced certificates, expanded certificate management, and resource checksumming. The API server configuration now supports mount options, and workload configuration reconciliation has been refactored into dedicated reconcilers for RBAC and Konnectivity.
• Improved Network Security: New features include the addition of CiliumNetworkPolicies and general NetworkPolicies, alongside support for component-based access control to bolster network security within the hosted control plane environment.
• Audit Configuration and Authentication: The provider now supports an auditConfiguration option, adds authentication for audit webhooks, and allows referencing secrets from other namespaces for audit webhook authentication, enhancing security and compliance.
• Konnectivity Agent Enhancements: The Konnectivity agent has been improved by adding a hash for the kube-root-ca.crt configmap and switching its deployment model from a DaemonSet to a Deployment for better management and scalability.
• New CRD and S3 Backup: A new HostedControlPlaneTemplate CRD has been introduced, along with Kubernetes deployment manifests. Additionally, functionality for S3 backup has been implemented, providing data resilience.
• Dependency Updates and Image Overrides: Key Kubernetes dependencies and their dependants have been updated. The system now allows overriding images and uses the etcd client version for image selection, offering greater flexibility and control.
• Critical Bug Fixes: Several important bugs have been addressed, including ensuring new contexts with cancellation are created for each call, preventing kubeproxy failures by not setting NODE_IP without a cloud provider, implementing robust resource deletion, fixing OIDC JWKS conformance, and resolving issues where the operator could get stuck due to conditional errors after etcd operations.

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Code Review

This automated pull request prepares for the 1.4.0 release by updating the version manifest and the changelog. While the version update is correct, the CHANGELOG.md file for this release appears to incorrectly include numerous changes from previous versions, creating a lot of duplication. My review includes a comment on the changelog to highlight this issue, which likely stems from the release-please configuration.

[gemini-code-assist]

The changelog entry for version 1.4.0 seems to include many features and bug fixes from previous versions, leading to significant duplication. For example:

• The feature 'add auditConfiguration option' is listed here but also appears under versions 1.0.0 and 0.2.0.
• The bug fix 'create a new ctx with cancel for each call' is listed here but also appears under version 1.2.2.

This makes it difficult to determine what has actually changed in this specific release. The changelog for a new version should ideally only contain the changes introduced since the last version. This might be due to a misconfiguration in the release-please tool that is worth investigating.