Bumping to version 1.9.0 (#732)

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Author: gpontejos-cs

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,33 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.9.0] - 2025-11-18
+
+### Changed
+
+- fix(falcon-admission): add required KAC labels (#728)
+- feat: Refactor release workflows for external builds (#727)
+- docs: oc mirror (#725)
+- Add GOPROXY to Makefile (#726)
+- harden release workflow (#723)
+- fix(FalconImageAnalyzer): Add required IAR agent service labels (#722)
+- chore(deps): bump github.com/ulikunitz/xz from 0.5.12 to 0.5.14
+- feat(falconnodesensor): Add unified daemonset image support (#720)
+- add IAR agent service to IAR CRD
+- fix(falconnodesensor): Ensure readOnlyRootFilesystem is only true for GKE Autopilot for init-container
+- add IAR namespace env to correct KAC container + regenerate manifests
+- add additional permissions to KAC cluster role
+- update docs
+- generate manifest and bundle updates
+- add FalconImageAnalyzerNamespace to FalconAdmission CRD
+- feat: Add clusterName to KAC
+- add links to operator subscription spec docs
+- revert redhat-subsciption change
+- add logs for ARGS env injection + update docs
+- Revert "feat(openshift): support operator deployment options with env vars"
+- update install guide docs
+- feat(openshift): support operator deployment options with env vars
+
 ## [1.8.0] - 2025-08-19
 
 ### Changed

Makefile

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # To re-generate a bundle for another specific version without changing the standard setup, you can:
 # - use the VERSION as arg of the bundle target (e.g make bundle VERSION=0.0.2)
 # - use environment variables to overwrite this value (e.g export VERSION=0.0.2)
-VERSION ?= 1.8.0
+VERSION ?= 1.9.0
 
 # CHANNELS define the bundle channels used in the bundle.
 # Add a new line here if you would like to change its default config. (E.g CHANNELS = "candidate,fast,stable")

bundle/manifests/falcon-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ metadata:
     capabilities: Seamless Upgrades
     categories: Security,Monitoring
     containerImage: quay.io/crowdstrike/falcon-operator
-    createdAt: "2025-11-05T18:34:58Z"
+    createdAt: "2025-11-18T23:39:10Z"
     description: Falcon Operator installs CrowdStrike Falcon Sensors on the cluster
     features.operators.openshift.io/cnf: "false"
     features.operators.openshift.io/cni: "false"
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ metadata:
     operators.operatorframework.io/project_layout: go.kubebuilder.io/v4
     repository: https://github.com/CrowdStrike/falcon-operator
     support: Community Only
-  name: falcon-operator.v1.8.0
+  name: falcon-operator.v1.9.0
   namespace: placeholder
 spec:
   apiservicedefinitions: {}
@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@ spec:
                       fieldPath: metadata.annotations['olm.targetNamespaces']
                 - name: OPERATOR_NAME
                   value: falcon-operator
-                image: quay.io/crowdstrike/falcon-operator:1.8.0
+                image: quay.io/crowdstrike/falcon-operator:1.9.0
                 livenessProbe:
                   httpGet:
                     path: /healthz
@@ -2386,4 +2386,4 @@ spec:
   provider:
     name: CrowdStrike
     url: https://crowdStrike.com
-  version: 1.8.0
+  version: 1.9.0

config/manager/kustomization.yaml

@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: quay.io/crowdstrike/falcon-operator
-  newTag: 1.8.0
+  newTag: 1.9.0

deploy/falcon-operator.yaml

@@ -9973,7 +9973,7 @@ spec:
         - name: WATCH_NAMESPACE
         - name: OPERATOR_NAME
           value: falcon-operator
-        image: quay.io/crowdstrike/falcon-operator:1.8.0
+        image: quay.io/crowdstrike/falcon-operator:1.9.0
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /healthz