v0.42.0

[github.com/gardener/etcd-backup-restore:v0.42.0]

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• [OPERATOR] The --enable-etcd-member-gc and --k8s-member-gc-duration flags are removed along with the member GC feature due to a lack of use-cases. by @CaptainIRS [#999]

🐛 Bug Fixes

• [OPERATOR] Fix the deadlock issue in snapshotter. by @ishan16696 [#971]
• [OPERATOR] Memory leak issue has been fixed by ensuring the etcd watch client is properly closed. by @ishan16696 [#985]
• [DEVELOPER] The make verify target was fixed so that it properly executes unit tests. by @plkokanov [#1002]

🏃 Others

• [OPERATOR] Upgrade etcd version to 3.5.27 by @Shreyas-s14 [#986]
• [OPERATOR] added the next-cluster-version-compatible flag for embed etcd and helm chart by @Shreyas-s14 [#988]
• [OPERATOR] export testresults as inlined ocm-resource by @heldkat [#981]
• [OPERATOR] The copy operation now fetches the latest 4 full snapshots when checking if a final full snapshot is present. by @plkokanov [#1001]
• [OPERATOR] Upgrade to golang:1.25.7 in build/Dockerfile by @Shreyas-s14 [#990]

Container (OCI) Images

• etcdbrctl: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/etcdbrctl:v0.42.0