v1.6.0

Below is the auto-generated changelog, which includes all PRs that went into the release.
For a shorter version that highlights only important changes, see CHANGELOG.md.

What's Changed

🚀 Features

• Use state file for updating N+ upstreams by @sjberman in #2897
• Add UpstreamSetttingsPolicy by @kate-osborn in #2941
• Add path field for RequestRedirect Filter by @salonichf5 in #2979
• Add validation to ensure no duplicate TargetRefs in policies by @bjee19 in #2998

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Update ObservabilityPolicy API to have minimum one target ref by @salonichf5 in #2753
• Fix: SnippetsFilter CRD missing from crd.yaml by @kate-osborn in #2821
• Use staging endpoint for n+ reporting in pipeline by @kate-osborn in #2885
• Write deployment context in init container by @kate-osborn in #2871
• Omit empty deployment context fields by @sjberman in #2903
• Fix rewrite path for ReplacePrefixMatch to parse request arguments correctly by @salonichf5 in #2951

📦 Helm Chart

• NGINX Plus R33 support by @sjberman in #2760
• Update release version in docs by @salonichf5 in #2787
• feat: Update docs configuration for new logo by @ADubhlaoich in #2867
• Update main with 1.5.1 by @lucacome in #2918
• Update references to new repo by @lucacome in #2983
• Update references to new repo (2) by @lucacome in #2985
• Release 1.6.0 by @nginx-bot in #3003

🧪 Tests

21 changes

• Update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v1.62.0 by @renovate in #2765
• Update Helm release opentelemetry-collector to v0.110.0 by @renovate in #2792
• Fix longevity results filenames by @sjberman in #2807
• NFR Test Results for NGF version edge by @nginx-bot in #2779
• Update docker/dockerfile Docker tag to v1.12 by @renovate in #2831
• Update Helm release opentelemetry-collector to v0.110.3 by @renovate in #2825
• Enable and update endpoint for telemetry for longevity tests by @salonichf5 in #2824
• Add more unit tests for GRPCRoute by @sjberman in #2835
• Update Helm release opentelemetry-collector to v0.110.4 by @renovate in #2872
• Update Helm release opentelemetry-collector to v0.110.5 by @renovate in #2878
• Update Helm release opentelemetry-collector to v0.110.7 by @renovate in #2890
• Update curlimages/curl Docker tag to v8.11.1 by @renovate in #2891
• Move check for plus usage endpoint to test-with-plus target by @kate-osborn in #2902
• Move check for plus usage endpoint to correct spot by @kate-osborn in #2904
• Update Helm release opentelemetry-collector to v0.111.0 by @renovate in #2920
• Add missing variable in NFR script by @lucacome in #2927
• Update ghcr.io/nginxinc/kic-test-grpc-server Docker tag to v0.2.4 by @renovate in #2969
• Fix NFR upgrade tests with NGINX Plus by @sjberman in #2967
• Improve usage reporting in automated tests by @kate-osborn in #2971
• Update Helm release opentelemetry-collector to v0.111.1 by @renovate in #2982
• (cherry-pick) NFR Test Results for NGF version 1.6.0 (#3013) by @bjee19 in #3019

📝 Documentation

• Docs: remove () typo from troubleshooting doc by @nginx-aoife in #2803
• Clear up installation language by @sjberman in #2808
• Docs: Update support referencing support package tool by @mrajagopal in #2789
• feat: Update documentation action, bump version for local testing by @ADubhlaoich in #2820
• Remove the email support section from the NGF README file by @sindhushiv in #2823
• Update data/control plane split design by @sjberman in #2729
• Update split design with some clearer details by @sjberman in #2836
• Update nginx Docker tag to v1.27.3 by @renovate in #2827
• Update Gateway API version to 1.2.1 by @sjberman in #2868
• Update release process doc by @sjberman in #2876
• Add/clarify more data plane split design by @sjberman in #2973
• Fix getting started link in README by @sjberman in #2978
• Change Plus runner name by @lucacome in #2989
• Add guide for UpstreamSettingsPolicy by @kate-osborn in #2987
• Update from nginxinc to nginx (3) (#3000) by @lucacome in #3012
• (cherry-pick) Restructure how-to section layout, update frontmatter (#2991) by @bjee19 in #3020

🔨 Maintenance

• Skip plus tests on a fork by @sjberman in #2784
• Fix search and replace for imagePullPolicy by @lucacome in #2889
• Add PLUS_USAGE_ENDPOINT to NFR tests by @lucacome in #2916
• Add patch version to site/go.mod by @sjberman in #2934
• Fix conformance profile upload by @lucacome in #2932
• Fix small typo in test name by @bjee19 in #2981

⬆️ Dependencies

74 changes

• Update dependency goreleaser/goreleaser to v2.4.7 by @renovate in #2774
• Update module github.com/nginxinc/nginx-go-crossplane to v0.4.67 by @renovate in #2770
• Update opentelemetry-go monorepo to v1.32.0 by @renovate in #2763
• Update kindest/node Docker tag to v1.31.2 by @renovate in #2762
• Update vitest monorepo to ^2.1.5 by @renovate in #2772
• Update module github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 to v2.22.0 by @renovate in #2794
• Update github/codeql-action action to v3.27.5 by @renovate in #2775
• Update docker/metadata-action action to v5.6.1 by @renovate in #2785
• Update DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action action to v18 by @renovate in #2776
• Update codecov/codecov-action action to v5 by @renovate in #2777
• Update actions/dependency-review-action action to v4.5.0 by @renovate in #2793
• Update module github.com/nginxinc/nginx-go-crossplane to v0.4.68 by @renovate in #2791
• Update kubernetes packages to v0.31.3 by @renovate in #2790
• Update anchore/sbom-action action to v0.17.8 by @renovate in #2804
• Update anchore/scan-action action to v5.3.0 by @renovate in #2806
• Update module sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime to v0.19.2 by @renovate in #2805
• Update dependency goreleaser/goreleaser to v2.4.8 by @renovate in #2814
• Update pre-commit hook rbubley/mirrors-prettier to v3.4.1 by @renovate in #2833
• Update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v1.62.2 by @renovate in #2826
• Update docker/build-push-action action to v6.10.0 by @renovate in #2830
• Update vitest monorepo to ^2.1.6 by @renovate in #2828
• Update module github.com/onsi/gomega to v1.36.0 by @renovate in #2832
• Update dependency prettier to v3.4.1 by @renovate in #2829
• Update vitest monorepo to ^2.1.8 by @renovate in #2854
• Update pre-commit hook rbubley/mirrors-prettier to v3.4.2 by @renovate in #2861
• Update github/codeql-action action to v3.27.6 by @renovate in #2860
• Update reviewdog/action-yamllint action to v1.20.0 by @renovate in #2856
• Update module github.com/nginxinc/nginx-go-crossplane to v0.4.69 by @renovate in #2846
• Update dependency prettier to v3.4.2 by @renovate in #2859
• Lock file maintenance by @renovate in #2848
• Update module sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime to v0.19.3 by @renovate in #2853
• Update reviewdog/action-actionlint action to v1.60.0 by @renovate in #2855
• Update codecov/codecov-action action to v5.1.1 by @renovate in #2875
• Update actions/cache action to v4.2.0 by @renovate in #2873
• Update dependency dadav/helm-schema to v0.15.0 by @renovate in #2879
• Update pre-commit hook DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2 to v0.16.0 by @renovate in #2884
• Update module github.com/nginxinc/nginx-go-crossplane to v0.4.70 by @renovate in #2882
• Update module github.com/onsi/gomega to v1.36.1 by @renovate in #2883
• Update github/codeql-action action to v3.27.8 by @renovate in #2892
• Update dependency dadav/helm-schema to v0.16.1 by @renovate in #2894
• Update actions/setup-go action to v5.2.0 by @renovate in #2893
• Update github/codeql-action action to v3.27.9 by @renovate in #2899
• Update opentelemetry-go monorepo to v1.33.0 by @renovate in #2900
• Update anchore/sbom-action action to v0.17.9 by @renovate in #2912
• Update anchore/scan-action action to v6 by @renovate in #2913
• Update kindest/node Docker tag to v1.32.0 by @renovate in #2895
• Update kubernetes packages to v0.32.0 by @renovate in #2896
• Update docker/setup-buildx-action action to v3.8.0 by @renovate in #2921
• Update dependency goreleaser/goreleaser to v2.5.0 by @renovate in #2914
• Update module github.com/maxbrunsfeld/counterfeiter/v6 to v6.11.0 by @renovate in #2930
• Update codecov/codecov-action action to v5.1.2 by @renovate in #2929
• Update actions/upload-artifact action to v4.5.0 by @renovate in #2926
• Update module github.com/maxbrunsfeld/counterfeiter/v6 to v6.11.2 by @renovate in #2938
• Update pre-commit hook gitleaks/gitleaks to v8.22.0 by @renovate in #2940
• Update module github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 to v2.22.1 by @renovate in #2939
• Update dependency dadav/helm-schema to v0.17.0 by @renovate in #2943
• Update github/codeql-action action to v3.28.0 by @renovate in #2942
• Update module github.com/onsi/gomega to v1.36.2 by @renovate in #2948
• Update pre-commit hook DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2 to v0.17.0 by @renovate in #2949
• Update module github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 to v2.22.2 by @renovate in #2959
• Update DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action action to v19 by @renovate in #2954
• Update peter-evans/create-pull-request action to v7.0.6 by @renovate in #2950
• Update reviewdog/action-actionlint action to v1.61.0 by @renovate in #2953
• Update pre-commit hook DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2 to v0.17.1 by @renovate in #2960
• Update dependency dadav/helm-schema to v0.18.1 by @renovate in #2952
• Update pre-commit hook gitleaks/gitleaks to v8.22.1 by @renovate in #2961
• Update dependency goreleaser/goreleaser to v2.5.1 by @renovate in #2968
• Lock file maintenance by @renovate in #2963
• Update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v1.63.3 by @renovate in #2965
• Update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v1.63.4 by @renovate in #2975
• Update shfmt by @lucacome in #2974
• Update reviewdog/action-actionlint action to v1.62.0 by @renovate in #2977
• Update docker/build-push-action action to v6.11.0 by @renovate in #2994
• Update docker/setup-qemu-action action to v3.3.0 by @renovate in #2995

New Contributors

• @mrajagopal made their first contribution in #2789

Full Changelog: v1.5.1...v1.6.0