Release 2.2.2

[shaun-nx]

Issue to track the release tasks for 2.2.2 following our release process.

Tasks

• Cherry Pick required PRs to release-2.2 branch
• Run the Release PR workflow to update the repo files for the release.
• Update the README to include information about the release.
• Update the changelog. There is going to be a new blank section generated by the automation that needs to be adjusted accordingly.
  • At the top there will be a list of all PRs that are labeled with release-notes.
    The changelog includes only important (from the user perspective)
    changes to NGF. This is in contrast with the autogenerated full changelog, which is created in the next
    step. As a starting point, copy the important features, bug fixes, and dependencies from the autogenerated
    draft of the full changelog. This draft can be found under
    the GitHub releases after the release branch is
    created. If included, use the Release Notes specified in a PR.
  • If the supported Gateway API minor version has changed since the last release, add a note to the release notes explaining if the previous version is no longer supported.
  • Merge the release PR once it has received all necessary approvals.

Production release

Start a production release by running the CI workflow with the following inputs:

• Select release branch release-2.2
• Check is_production_release checkbox
• Set release_version to the release tag v2.2.2
• Set operator_version to to v1.0.2
• Uncheck dry_run

Operator certification

Build and & Certify Operator Bundle

• Checkout the add-operator-release branch.
• Run the operators/scripts/verify-rbac-sync.sh script to sync RBAC.
• Checkout release-2.2 branch. CD into the operators directory and update the VERSION field to 1.0.2 in the Makefile
• Run make bundle-release. This will generator the bundle the latest version of NGF and NGINX.
• Submit bundle for certification in ceritfied-operators repo. Sample PR here: operator nginx-gateway-fabric-operator (v1.0.1) redhat-openshift-ecosystem/certified-operators#6978