v0.36.0-rc.1

What's Changed

• ci(coverage): comment on unit-test coverage regressions via codecov by @Piotr1215 in #4050
• ci: run independent head-image setup steps in parallel by @Piotr1215 in #4045
• refactor(e2e): use shared parse-label-filter action by @Piotr1215 in #4063
• fix(e2e): deflake sync error event sanitisation test by @adriankabala in #4033
• ci: remove claude code review workflow by @Piotr1215 in #4079
• feat: node profiles vcluster config by @neogopher in #4041
• ci(backport): bump backport pin and wire linear-token by @Piotr1215 in #4067

Full Changelog: v0.36.0-alpha.2...v0.36.0-rc.1