crossplane - v1.8.0

Release v1.8.0 is a regularly scheduled release focused on stability fixes, documentation improvements, and design investigations.

Notable Updates

• Add support for base64 encode/decode in Convert transform by @bobh66 in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3040
• design: webhooks in crossplane by @muvaf in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/2719
• One-pager for CRD scaling discussions in Crossplane by @ulucinar in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/2918
• Guide for using Vault as an External Secret Store by @turkenh in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/2986
• Update xpkg spec with webhook configurations in providers by @hasheddan in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/2996
• Add a project charter by @negz in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3045

Updates

• Remove the empty 'rules' field from ClusterRole by @superbrothers in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/2987
• Bump Postgresql version in the documentation samples by @ytsarev in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/2984
• Empty commit ahead of the 1.7 release by @muvaf in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/2980
• Move releases to the new Crossplane Community Calendar by @negz in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/2974
• Add customAnnotations parameter to the Helm chart by @turkenh in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/2994
• Add turkenh as a maintainer (and move bassam and jbw976 to emeritus) by @negz in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3000\
• Update Releases table after v1.7.0 Release by @turkenh in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3005
• Minor updates on external secret store docs by @turkenh in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3021
• readme: update patch versions by @muvaf in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3020
• Shorten Guide Entry Title by @natereid72 in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3032
• Claim's namespace is used as the ProviderConfig name in single-cluster multi-tenancy Scenarios by @ulucinar in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3044
• chore(helm): add arg '--max-reconcile-rate' to crossplane deployment by @Smana in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3039
• Clarify the scope of project governance by @negz in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3053
• Update release issue template with recent links and clarify process for removing old docs by @jbw976 in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3063
• Drop pushing latest tags for example configurations by @hasheddan in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3064
• Drop registry.upbound.io from core crossplane image pushing by @hasheddan in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3065
• docs.managed resources: add more details to versioning policy by @muvaf in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3050
• Fix panic from missing argument to log.Debug by @bobh66 in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3072
• Don't link to latest patch releases in README.md by @negz in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3083
• [Backport release-1.8] Bump crossplane-runtime to v0.16.0 by @github-actions in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3092
• Pin docs snippet links and configurations to v1.8.0 by @jbw976 in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3093

New Contributors

• @superbrothers made their first contribution in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/2987
• @bobh66 made their first contribution in https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/pull/3040

Full Changelog: https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0