26.03-rc.1

This release supports Kubernetes 1.34+

TODO Highlights:

• Simplified installation
• ...

TODO:

• kubeflow/dashboard update
• kubeflow/notebooks update for notebooks v1 and workspaces
• Enable model registry and catalog
• kserve models web application
• spark operator final release

Changes

• chore: add welcome workflow for new contributors by @aniketpati1121 in #3297
• Synchronize knative manifests v1.20.0 by @juliusvonkohout in #3312
• docs: fix Dex Keycloak OIDC config parameters by @sksingh2005 in #3299
• documentation: use server-side apply in README by @Denyme24 in #3326
• Add tarekabouzeid as reviewer by @tarekabouzeid in #3333
• Update kubeflow/model-registry manifests from v0.3.5 by @tarilabs in #3320
• docs: remove experimental/seaweedfs installation from readme by @Roxxas96 in #3334
• Change ml-pipeline-api-server image reference by @akorolyov in #3294
• Update kubeflow/model-registry manifests from v0.3.6 by @Al-Pragliola in #3339
• fix(knative): update PDBs to allow node drain by @aniketpati1121 in #3317
• docUMENTATION: replace raw kustomize commands with CI-tested installATION scripts by @Raakshass in #3341
• chore: Add SHA256 verification for KinD and Kustomize installation by @christian-heusel in #3347
• Rebase: Update kserve/kserve manifests from v0.16.0 by @Raakshass in #3349
• refactor(tests): consolidate KServe test infrastructure into two-file pattern by @Raakshass in #3352
• cert-manager 1.19.4 by @juliusvonkohout in #3358
• Upgrade istio to v.1.29.0 by @juliusvonkohout in #3359
• Synchronize kubeflow pipelines manifests 2.16.0 by @juliusvonkohout in #3360
• fix: variable namespaces for networkpolicies by @danish9039 in #3342
• Add clean coding standards to copilot instructions by @juliusvonkohout in #3362
• sync(knative): bump serving/net-istio/eventing manifests by @danish9039 in #3365
• test(ci): harden Kustomize checksum verification by @danish9039 in #3368
• synchronize(oauth2-proxy): bump manifests to v7.14.3 by @danish9039 in #3366
• test(spark): harden webhook readiness checks by @danish9039 in #3367
• Add cert-manager synchronization script and switch README to script-based update by @danish9039 in #3361
• Consolidate KinD and tests by @Copilot in #3369
• Update common/cert-manager manifests to v1.19.4 by @juliusvonkohout in #3370
• Standardize scripts by @Copilot in #3371
• block-impersonating-serviceaccounts by @juliusvonkohout in #3372
• synchronize(dex): bump Dex manifests to v2.45.0 by @danish9039 in #3364
• make scripts executable by @juliusvonkohout in #3373
• scripts: fix follow-up issues from #3371 by @danish9039 in #3375
• update spark operator by @Copilot in #3379
• knative: drop dead configmap filters by @danish9039 in #3378
• Move releases from community to manifests by @tarekabouzeid in #3377
• Update README.md by @juliusvonkohout in #3383
• simplify readme by @juliusvonkohout in #3385
• Update kubeflow/model-registry manifests from v0.3.7 by @Al-Pragliola in #3384
• dex: split upstream and local resources by @danish9039 in #3374

New Contributors

• @aniketpati1121 made his first contribution in #3297
• @sksingh2005 made his first contribution in #3299
• @Denyme24 made his first contribution in #3326
• @Roxxas96 made his first contribution in #3334
• @akorolyov made his first contribution in #3294
• @danish9039 made his first contribution in #3342

Full Changelog: v1.11.0...26.03-rc.1