…ithub.com/onsi/gomega-1.38.2

🌱  Bump github.com/onsi/gomega from 1.38.1 to 1.38.2

Bumps [sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v4](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder) from 4.7.1 to 4.8.0.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/blob/master/RELEASE.md)
- [Commits](v4.7.1...v4.8.0)

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…ocs/book/src/simple-external-plugin-tutorial/testdata/sampleexternalplugin/v1/sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v4-4.8.0

📖  Bump sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v4 from 4.7.1 to 4.8.0 in /docs/book/src/simple-external-plugin-tutorial/testdata/sampleexternalplugin/v1

Bumps [github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2](https://github.com/onsi/ginkgo) from 2.25.1 to 2.25.2.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/onsi/ginkgo/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/onsi/ginkgo/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](onsi/ginkgo@v2.25.1...v2.25.2)

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…ithub.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2-2.25.2

🌱 Bump github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 from 2.25.1 to 2.25.2

feat: Upgrade controller-gen from v0.18.0 to v0.19.0

Upgrade golang CI from v2.3.0 to v2.4.0

feat: upgrade controller-runtime from v0.21.0 to v0.22.0

…ontrollers/, or webhooks by updating .dockerignore to allow only Go source files and module metadata

The make docker-build command no longer fails for new projects that don't yet have api/ or internal/ directories.

What changed:

- The Dockerfile now uses a general COPY . . command.
- The .dockerignore file has been updated to filter the build context, ensuring only necessary files are included.

Remove unit tests badge from README

Removed the unit tests badge from the README.

🐛 (go/v4): Fix Docker builds failing when projects don’t include apis/, controllers/, or webhooks by updating .dockerignore to allow only Go source files and module metadata

Bumps [github.com/spf13/pflag](https://github.com/spf13/pflag) from 1.0.7 to 1.0.10.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/spf13/pflag/releases)
- [Commits](spf13/pflag@v1.0.7...v1.0.10)

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Bumps [github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2](https://github.com/onsi/ginkgo) from 2.25.2 to 2.25.3.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/onsi/ginkgo/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/onsi/ginkgo/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](onsi/ginkgo@v2.25.2...v2.25.3)

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  dependency-version: 2.25.3
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Bumps [actions/setup-node](https://github.com/actions/setup-node) from 4 to 5.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/setup-node/releases)
- [Commits](actions/setup-node@v4...v5)

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Bumps [actions/setup-go](https://github.com/actions/setup-go) from 5 to 6.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/setup-go/releases)
- [Commits](actions/setup-go@v5...v6)

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…ithub.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2-2.25.3

🌱   Bump github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 from 2.25.2 to 2.25.3

Bumps [github.com/spf13/cobra](https://github.com/spf13/cobra) from 1.9.1 to 1.10.1.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/spf13/cobra/releases)
- [Commits](spf13/cobra@v1.9.1...v1.10.1)

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…ocs/book/src/simple-external-plugin-tutorial/testdata/sampleexternalplugin/v1/github.com/spf13/pflag-1.0.10

📖 Bump github.com/spf13/pflag from 1.0.7 to 1.0.10 in /docs/book/src/simple-external-plugin-tutorial/testdata/sampleexternalplugin/v1

…ns/actions/setup-node-5

🌱 Bump actions/setup-node from 4 to 5

…ns/actions/setup-go-6

🌱  Bump actions/setup-go from 5 to 6

…ithub.com/spf13/cobra-1.10.1

🌱 Bump github.com/spf13/cobra from 1.9.1 to 1.10.1

The docs now inform users about the plans not to pursue
native Windows support, and also provides instructions
on how to set up Docker and kind on WSL2 for development
on a Windows machine.

Fix Kubebuilder executable path not found for `kubebuilder alpha generate` command.

📖 add note about Windows support

The comments for the `Run kubebuilder alpha update`
step are now properly syntax-highlighted as such in
yaml.

The `--use-gh-models` flag is now properly referenced
in the comments.

🐛 (AutoUpdate/v1-alpha): Adjust comments on Auto Update workflow

…n GitHub action test-chart.yml

The Helm chart flag installCRDs has been replaced with the community-standard crds.enabled. Update your GitHub action test-chart.ymlto ensure CRDs are installed during chart deployment.

🐛 (alpha generate command): Ensure kubebuilder reuses its own binary instead of relying on $PATH

…tests

🌱 (e2e) upgrade certmanager from v1.16.3 to v1.18.2

🌱 (e2e/docs): upgrade prometheus version used to run the tests

🌱 go: upgraded github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 => v1.0.10

⚠️ (helm/v1-alpha): Migrate from installCRDs=true to crds.enabled=true in GitHub action `test-chart.yml`

- Gracefully no-op install/uninstall when no CRDs exist
- Update sample Makefiles accordingly and add CI job to validate empty project
- Revert Dockerfile and .dockerignore changes; keep templates and samples matching upstream

Bumps [golang.org/x/text](https://github.com/golang/text) from 0.28.0 to 0.29.0.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/golang/text/releases)
- [Commits](golang/text@v0.28.0...v0.29.0)

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Bumps [github.com/spf13/afero](https://github.com/spf13/afero) from 1.14.0 to 1.15.0.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/spf13/afero/releases)
- [Commits](spf13/afero@v1.14.0...v1.15.0)

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  dependency-version: 1.15.0
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Bumps [helm.sh/helm/v3](https://github.com/helm/helm) from 3.18.6 to 3.19.0.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/helm/helm/releases)
- [Commits](helm/helm@v3.18.6...v3.19.0)

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  dependency-version: 3.19.0
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…ithub.com/spf13/afero-1.15.0

🌱 Bump github.com/spf13/afero from 1.14.0 to 1.15.0

…olang.org/x/text-0.29.0

🌱 Bump golang.org/x/text from 0.28.0 to 0.29.0

…elm.sh/helm/v3-3.19.0

🌱 Bump helm.sh/helm/v3 from 3.18.6 to 3.19.0

Bumps [golang.org/x/tools](https://github.com/golang/tools) from 0.36.0 to 0.37.0.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/golang/tools/releases)
- [Commits](golang/tools@v0.36.0...v0.37.0)

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…olang.org/x/tools-0.37.0

🌱  Bump golang.org/x/tools from 0.36.0 to 0.37.0

Upgrade controller-runtime from v0.22.0 to v0.22.1

Upgrade kustomize from v5.6.0 to v5.7.1

… asserting a controller-specific metric (#5100)

Fix e2e test to validate that metrics are exported without asserting a controller-specific metric

🐛 (go/v4) Handle empty CRD directories in Makefile install/uninstall targets

…arted section

Followup of PR #4893

These tags are of no use for CRDs. They have their use
in k8s core types in order to produce proper strategic merge patches, see
https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/sig-api-machinery/strategic-merge-patch.md
but are superseded by +listType and +listMapKey in CRD world.

Added `+listType`, `+listMapKey` and `+optional` markers to the example snippet

📖 (docs) drop patchStrategy/protobuf tags from Conditions in Getting Started section

(doc): Add demo for auto-update plugin