v2.6.0

What's Changed

• Update version by @onf-bot in #1194
• SonarQube Critical Fixes on pfcpiface package by @ReshmaJS in #1197
• SonarQube Critical Fixes for Duplicating Literals by @ReshmaJS in #1196
• Bump golang from 1ecb7ed to 6c5605a by @dependabot[bot] in #1198
• Bump ubuntu from 3131b4c to 678c655 in /ptf by @dependabot[bot] in #1200
• Bump golang from 1.26.5-bookworm to 1.26.6-bookworm by @dependabot[bot] in #1210
• Bump omec-project/bess_build from 260724 to 260814 by @dependabot[bot] in #1209
• Bump google.golang.org/protobuf from 1.36.11 to 1.36.12 by @dependabot[bot] in #1207
• Refactor: define constants for repeated string literals in pfcpiface and fake_bess by @bhagathkrishnacdac in #1201
• SonarQube Cognitive Complexity Fixes on pfcpiface package by @ReshmaJS in #1203
• Refactor: define constants for repeated IP strings in PDR parser tests by @bhagathkrishnacdac in #1211
• Refactored Code Complexity NewUPF by @bhagathkrishnacdac in #1212
• Improve logging mesages for clarity by @gab-arrobo in #1214
• Add pre-commit hook for yaml formatting by @gab-arrobo in #1215
• Update direct and indirect dependencies by @gab-arrobo in #1218
• Bump omec-project/bess_build from 260814 to 260818 by @dependabot[bot] in #1216
• Bump golang from 1.26.6-bookworm to 1.27.0-bookworm by @dependabot[bot] in #1221
• Bump ubuntu from 678c655 to 2260313 in /ptf by @dependabot[bot] in #1223
• Integrate BESS source into UPF by @andybavier in #1224
• Update direct and indirect dependencies and create minor release by @gab-arrobo in #1238

New Contributors

• @ReshmaJS made their first contribution in #1197
• @bhagathkrishnacdac made their first contribution in #1201
• @andybavier made their first contribution in #1224

Full Changelog: v2.5.0...v2.6.0