Update docs and chart for 2.2.2

.github/CHANGELOG_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ CONTAINER IMAGES:
 - Control plane: `ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric:%%VERSION%%`
 - Data plane: `ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:%%VERSION%%`
 - Data plane with NGINX Plus: `private-registry.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx-plus:%%VERSION%%`
+- Operator: `ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/operator:%%VERSION%%`

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,35 @@ This document includes a curated changelog for each release. We also publish a c
 a [GitHub release](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases), which, by contrast, is auto-generated
 and includes links to all PRs that went into the release.
 
+## Release 2.2.2
+
+_December 10, 2025_
+
+BUG FIXES:
+
+- Complete processing in flight requests and ensure only main NGINX process is reloaded. [1319](https://github.com/nginx/agent/pull/1391)
+- Fix permission issue with nginx-gateway container for UBI. [4404](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/4404)
+
+HELM CHART:
+
+- The version of the Helm chart is now 2.2.2
+
+COMPATIBILITY:
+
+- Gateway API version: `1.3.0`
+- Gateway API Inference Extension version: `1.0.1`
+- NGINX version: `1.29.2`
+- NGINX Plus version: `R35`
+- NGINX Agent version: `v3.6.0`
+- Kubernetes version: `1.25+`
+
+CONTAINER IMAGES:
+
+- Control plane: `ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric:2.2.2`
+- Data plane: `ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:2.2.2`
+- Data plane with NGINX Plus: `private-registry.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx-plus:2.2.2`
+- Operator: `ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/operator:1.0.2`
+
 ## Release 2.2.1
 
 _November 13, 2025_

README.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ You can find the comprehensive NGINX Gateway Fabric user documentation on the [N
 We publish NGINX Gateway Fabric releases on GitHub. See
 our [releases page](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases).
 
-The latest release is [2.2.1](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/tag/v2.2.1).
+The latest release is [2.2.2](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/tag/v2.2.2).
 
 The edge version is useful for experimenting with new features that are not yet published in a release. To use, choose
 the _edge_ version built from the [latest commit](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/commits/main)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ to the correct versions:
 
 | Version | Description | Installation Manifests | Documentation and Examples |
 | ------- | ----------- | ---------------------- | -------------------------- |
-| Latest release | For production use | [Manifests](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v2.2.1/deploy). | [Documentation](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric). [Examples](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v2.2.1/examples). |
+| Latest release | For production use | [Manifests](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v2.2.2/deploy). | [Documentation](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric). [Examples](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v2.2.2/examples). |
 | Edge | For experimental use and latest features | [Manifests](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/deploy). | [Examples](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/examples). |
 
 ### Versioning
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ The following table lists the software versions NGINX Gateway Fabric supports.
 | NGINX Gateway Fabric | Gateway API | Kubernetes | NGINX OSS | NGINX Plus | NGINX Agent |
 |----------------------|-------------|------------|-----------|------------|-------------|
 | Edge                 | 1.4.1       | 1.25+      | 1.29.3    | R36        | v3.6.0      |
+| 2.2.2                | 1.3.0       | 1.25+      | 1.29.2    | R35        | v3.6.0      |
 | 2.2.1                | 1.3.0       | 1.25+      | 1.29.2    | R35        | v3.5.0      |
 | 2.2.0                | 1.3.0       | 1.25+      | 1.29.2    | R35        | v3.3.2      |
 | 2.1.4                | 1.3.0       | 1.25+      | 1.29.1    | R35        | v3.3.1      |

charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/Chart.yaml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: nginx-gateway-fabric
 description: NGINX Gateway Fabric
 type: application
-version: 2.2.1
+version: 2.2.2
 appVersion: "edge"
 kubeVersion: ">= 1.25.0-0"
 home: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric

charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 # NGINX Gateway Fabric Helm Chart
 
-![Version: 2.2.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-2.2.1-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: edge](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-edge-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 2.2.2](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-2.2.2-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: edge](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-edge-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 - [NGINX Gateway Fabric Helm Chart](#nginx-gateway-fabric-helm-chart)
   - [Introduction](#introduction)

examples/helm/README.md

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ This directory contains examples of Helm charts that can be used to deploy NGINX
 
 - [Default](./default) - deploys NGINX Gateway Fabric with NGINX OSS with default configuration.
 - [NGINX Plus](./nginx-plus) - deploys NGINX Gateway Fabric with NGINX Plus as the data plane. The image is pulled from the
-  NGINX Plus Docker registry, and the `imagePullSecretName` is the name of the secret to use to pull the image.
+  NGINX Plus Docker registry, and the `imagePullSecret` is the name of the secret to use to pull the image.
   The secret must be created in the same namespace as the NGINX Gateway Fabric deployment.
 - [Experimental](./experimental) - deploys NGINX Gateway Fabric with the Gateway API experimental features enabled and NGINX OSS as the data plane.
-- [Experimental with NGINX Plus](./experimental-nginx-plus) - deploys NGINX Gateway Fabric with the Gateway API experimental features enabled and NGINX Plus as the data plane. The image is pulled from the NGINX Plus Docker registry, and the `imagePullSecretName` is the name of the secret to use to pull the image. The secret must be created in the same namespace as the NGINX Gateway Fabric deployment.
+- [Experimental with NGINX Plus](./experimental-nginx-plus) - deploys NGINX Gateway Fabric with the Gateway API experimental features enabled and NGINX Plus as the data plane. The image is pulled from the NGINX Plus Docker registry, and the `imagePullSecret` is the name of the secret to use to pull the image. The secret must be created in the same namespace as the NGINX Gateway Fabric deployment.
 - [Azure](./azure) - deploys NGINX Gateway Fabric with NGINX OSS using a nodeSelector to deploy the gateway on Linux nodes in an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster.
 - [NodePort](./nodeport) - deploys NGINX Gateway Fabric with NGINX OSS using a Service of type `NodePort` to expose the gateway on a specific port on each node.
 

operators/Dockerfile

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ COPY LICENSE /licenses/LICENSE
 LABEL name="nginx-gateway-fabric-operator" \
       maintainer="kubernetes@nginx.com" \
       vendor="F5 NGINX" \
-      version="1.0.0" \
+      version="1.0.2" \
       release="1" \
       summary="NGINX Gateway Fabric Operator" \
       description="Helm-based operator for NGINX Gateway Fabric"

operators/Makefile

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # VERSION defines the project version for the bundle.
 # Update this value when you upgrade the version of the operator.
-VERSION ?= 1.0.1
+VERSION ?= 1.0.2
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=operator-framework/operator-sdk
 OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.42.0