v1.4.4

✨ Features

• feat(helm): add provider.mutationExcludedNamespaces for Assign webhook exclusions (release-1.4 backport) by @eric-nichols-cava in #2780

🔐 Security

• chore: bump vulnerable dependencies [GHSA-hrxh-6v49-42gf, GO-2026-5932] by @github-actions in #2793
• chore: bump github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go and golang.org/x/text for CVE-2026-49834 and CVE-2026-56852 by @fseldow in #2741
• chore: bump golang from 079e598 to ae5a231 in /httpserver by @dependabot in #2735

🎉 New Contributors

• @eric-nichols-cava made their first contribution in #2780

Full Changelog: v1.4.3...v1.4.4