external-dns-helm-chart-1.19.0

Added

• Add option to configure annotationFilter via dedicated chart value. (#5737) @dshatokhin

Changed

• Grant discovery.k8s.io/endpointslices permission only when using service source. (#5746) @vflaux
• Update ExternalDNS OCI image version to v0.19.0. (#5819) @stevehipwell

v0.19.0

General information

• ℹ️ CLI flags allows to set behavior of previous version on the two breaking changes included in this release, if needed.
• ℹ️ Thanks to @valerian-roche, this version can reduce the average memory usage by ~10 times, see #5596

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• feat(nodes)!: expose external ipv6 by default by @mloiseleur in #5575
• feat(traefik)!: disable legacy listeners on traefik.containo.us API Group by @mloiseleur in #5565

🚀 Features

• feat(aws): add support for ap-east-2 by @chemi0213 in #5638
• feat(aws): add support for geoproximity routing by @prasadkatti in #5347
• feat(azure): update Azure provider configuration and documentation by @antchand in #5648
• feat(chart): add option to configure annotationFilter via dedicated helm value by @dshatokhin in #5737
• feat(events): raise k8s events with fake provider by @ivankatliarchuk in #5659
• feat(metrics): publish build_info metric by @ivankatliarchuk in #5643
• feat(nodes)!: expose external ipv6 by default by @mloiseleur in #5575
• feat(source/istio): support version 1.25+ by @ivankatliarchuk in #5611
• feat(source/pods): support for annotation and label filter by @ivankatliarchuk in #5583
• feat(source): support --event flags with sources pod and node by @ivankatliarchuk in #5642
• feat(source): use transformers in pod informers to reduce memory footprint by @valerian-roche in #5596
• feat(traefik)!: disable legacy listeners on traefik.containo.us API Group by @mloiseleur in #5565

🐛 Bug fixes

• fix(api): rollback oas and update linter by @ivankatliarchuk in #5723
• fix(aws): support aws_ca_bundle by @mwmix in #5665
• fix(chart): Change .extraContainers type to array by @svengreb in #5564
• fix(cloudflare): display of action in logs by @vflaux in #5550
• fix(cloudflare): set comments properly by @7onn in #5582
• fix(cloudflare): unnecessary record updates by @vflaux in #5770
• fix(controller): panic in events.Controller.Add() by @vflaux in #5766
• fix(docs): Fixing some errors in the dev-guide example. by @mwmix in #5662
• fix(endpoint): domains handling with idna by @ivankatliarchuk in #5685
• fix(helm): resolve RBAC permissions for namespaced gateway sources by @u-kai in #5578
• fix(helm): Update helm value schema to allow create-only policy type by @coltonhughes in #5627
• fix(http): concurrent map read/write by @ivankatliarchuk in #5753
• fix(instrumented_http): migrate to own http instrumenter by @ivankatliarchuk in #5650
• fix(metrics): make prometheus labels more type safe by @mwmix in #5717
• fix(oas): add required properties to api components by @evilhamsterman in #5696
• fix(pihole): create record for all targets by @vkolobara in #5584
• fix(provider/aws): null pointer when records mailformed by @ivankatliarchuk in #5639
• fix(provider/aws-sd): fix namespace type filtering by @ivankatliarchuk in #5682
• fix(provider): IDNA awareness in the zone finder by @hanapedia in #5705
• fix(rbac): conditional endpointslices perms by @vflaux in #5746
• fix: reduce warning by using idna profile by @szuecs in #5587
• fix(rfc2136): Use correct index for accessing UpdateOld if there are multiple chunks by @schwajo in #5542
• fix(source): respect --expose-internal-ipv6 flag on NodePort services by @jonasbadstuebner in #5652
• fix(source/service): disable node informer when not required by @ivankatliarchuk in #5613
• fix(source/service): disable pod and endpointSlices informers when they are not needed by @ivankatliarchuk in #5646
• fix(source/service): make sure only unique targets available for futher processing by @ivankatliarchuk in #5614
• fix(txt-registry): skip creation of already-existing TXT records (#4914) by @u-kai in #5459
• fix: zonefinder used wrong quotation style by @szuecs in #5588

📝 Documentation

• docs: add information on external webhook usage by @Raffo in #5606
• docs: add new webhook provider SAKURA Cloud into README by @ippanpeople in #5784
• docs(aws): add helm repo command to the tutorial by @raghu-manne in #5618
• docs: fix typo in compatibility table by @vflaux in #5769
• docs(istio): document ingress annotation by @ivankatliarchuk in #5756
• docs(providers): add Myra Security DNS to the list by @armaaar in #5671
• docs(readme): update k8s compatiblity table by @vflaux in #5747
• docs: remove substitution in AES keygen examples by @super-octo-spoon in #5686
• docs(source/service): headless records and root/base domain by @ivankatliarchuk in #5624

📦 Others

• chore(ci): improve releaser script by @mloiseleur in #5571
• chore(ci): update labels automation by @mloiseleur in #5580
• chore(cloudflare): migrate CreateDNSRecord() to new lib by @vflaux in #5779
• chore(cloudflare): migrate DNSRecord to new lib struct by @vflaux in #5762
• chore(cloudflare): rename zoneService fields by @vflaux in #5761
• chore(cloudflare): upgrade library to v5 by @vflaux in #5734
• chore(cloudflare): use lib v4 for regional services by @vflaux in #5609
• chore(codebase): code reuse by @ivankatliarchuk in #5607
• chore(codebase): enable linter nonamedreturns by @ivankatliarchuk in #5594
• chore(codebase): remove pointer to an interface by @ivankatliarchuk in #5625
• chore(deps): bump github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/v4 from 4.5.1 to 4.6.0 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5645
• chore(deps): bump github.com/digitalocean/godo from 1.155.0 to 1.156.0 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5623
• chore(deps): bump github.com/oracle/oci-go-sdk/v65 from 65.94.0 to 65.95.0 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5597
• chore(deps): bump google.golang.org/api from 0.239.0 to 0.240.0 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5605
• chore(deps): bump renovatebot/github-action from 43.0.1 to 43.0.2 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5592
• chore(deps): bump renovatebot/github-action from 43.0.2 to 43.0.3 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5644
• chore(deps): bump renovatebot/github-action from 43.0.4 to 43.0.5 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5691
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 10 updates by @app/dependabot in #5760
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 17 updates by @app/dependabot in #5704
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 17 updates by @app/dependabot in #5726
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 18 updates by @app/dependabot in #5739
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @app/dependabot in #5667
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @app/dependabot in #5732
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @app/dependabot in #5759
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 3 updates by @app/dependabot in #5579
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 5 updates by @app/dependabot in #5690
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 8 updates by @app/dependabot in #5637
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 8 updates by @app/dependabot in #5658
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 10 updates by @app/dependabot in #5668
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 2 updates by @app/dependabot in #5610
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 3 updates by @app/dependabot in #5628
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 4 updates by @app/dependabot in #5593
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 4 updates by @app/dependabot in #5673
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 9 updates by @app/dependabot in #5763
• chore(deps): update golangci-lint version to v2.2.2 by @dongjiang1989 in #5670
• chore(endpoint): fix typo by @bachorp in #5787
• chore(github-actions): test execution with low resources by @ivankatliarchuk in #5729
• chore(github): enchance issue-template for bug-report by @ivankatliarchuk in #5692
• chore(helm): add rbac unit-tests for istio sources by @ivankatliarchuk in #5752
• chore(metrics): refactor metrics to use common registry by @mwmix in #5677
• chore(plan): added tests for cases with asterisks by @ivankatliarchuk in #5640
• chore(provider/aws): reduce if-nesting for dryRun condition by @ivankatliarchuk in #5688
• chore: release chart for v0.18.0 by @elafarge in #5633
• chore(release): updates kustomize & docs with v0.18.0 by @mloiseleur in #5573
• chore(source/istio): replace kube API calls with caching and ingress informers by @ivankatliarchuk in #5743
• chore(source/net-filter): improve flow logic and add more tests by @ivankatliarchuk in #5629
• chore(source): reorganise sources and wrappers by @ivankatliarchuk in #5598
• chore(source): use types instead of strings by @ivankatliarchuk in #5699
• chore(store*): add reduce complexity and improve code coverage by @AndrewCharlesHay in #5568
• refactor(annotations): use common prefix to simplify filtering in informer transformers by @valerian-roche in #5621
• refactor(cloudflare): use lib v4 for zone services by @AndrewCharlesHay in #5654
• refactor(provider/cloudflare): use local regionalHostname struct by @vflaux in #5615
• refactor(source): document and add debug information on wrappers by @ivankatliarchuk in #5687
• refactor(source/istio): add transformers by @ivankatliarchuk in #5728
• refactor: use slices.Contains instead of handrolled for loop by @szuecs in #5589
• test: improve coverage on http and metrics by @mwmix in #5712
• test(source/istio): add missing edge cases with tests by @ivankatliarchuk in #5715
• tests(source/crd): increase timeouts when it can randomly fails by @vflaux in #5785

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external-dns-helm-chart-1.18.0

Changed

• Update RBAC for Service source to support EndpointSlices. (#5493) @vflaux
• Update ExternalDNS OCI image version to v0.18.0. (#5633) @elafarge

Fixed

• Fixed the lack of schema support for create-only dns policy in helm values (#5627) @coltonhughes
• Fixed the type of .extraContainers from object to list (array). (#5564) @svengreb

v0.18.0

General information

⚠️ This release requires a RBAC update on endpointslices. It will be included in the next Chart release, see #5493.

⚠️ The exposed metrics has been significantly changed. You'll need to update your observability stack accordingly, see #5516

ℹ️ This release remove in-tree support for ibmcloud, tencentcloud & ultradns. Users needing those providers can use a previous version of external-dns or create a webhook-based provider.

ℹ️ The change on default-targets behavior provide a mitigation strategy, if you need it, see #5316

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• chore!: remove unmaintained providers by @mloiseleur in #5463
• feat(controller)!: publish metrics for all supported endpoint types by @ivankatliarchuk in #5516
• feat(source)!: introduce optional force-default-targets by @alen-z in #5316
• feat(source): use EndpointSlices instead of Endpoints for Service by @vflaux in #5493

🚀 Features

• feat(chart): add missing changelog for #5493 by @vflaux in #5541
• feat(cloudflare): add support for MX records by @arthlr in #5283
• feat(cloudflare): change defaultCA from google to empty string by @henryjarend in #5453
• feat(cloudflare): improve cloudflare regional hostnames implementation by @vflaux in #5309
• feat(cloudflare): Suppport DNS record comments by @7onn in #5411
• feat(controller)!: publish metrics for all supported endpoint types by @ivankatliarchuk in #5516
• feat(endpoint): IDNA aware in Plan and DomainFilter by @kimsondrup in #5049
• feat(fqdn): improve ExecTemplate and add more functions by @ivankatliarchuk in #5406
• feat(metrics): consecutiveSoftErrors by @AndrewCharlesHay in #5502
• feat(source): add resouce labels for nodes by @ivankatliarchuk in #5509
• feat(source)!: introduce optional force-default-targets by @alen-z in #5316
• feat(source/node): fqdn support combineFQDNAnnotation by @ivankatliarchuk in #5526
• feat(source/pod): add support for fqdn templating by @ivankatliarchuk in #5512
• feat(source): support ttl annotation on pod by @ivankatliarchuk in #5527
• feat(source): use EndpointSlices instead of Endpoints for Service by @vflaux in #5493
• feat(txt-registry): deprecate legacy txt-format by @ivankatliarchuk in #5172

🐛 Bug fixes

• fix(azure): enhance retry logic using azure SDK by @Reddyshruti26 in #5361
• fix(chart): release chart process by @stevehipwell in #5538
• fix(chart): release chart workflow by @Bartosz-lab in #5533
• fix(chart): update schema with latest plugin release by @mloiseleur in #5510
• fix(cloudflare): improve handling of rate limiting errors by @Hackatosh in #5524
• fix: createRecord for alibabacloud provider by @zengyuxing007 in #5432
• fix(docs): resolve broken links, add source description by @linoleparquet in #5413
• fix(f5): validate virtualservers and transportservers based on IP only by @mikejoh in #5532
• fix: ovh: correct handling of records deletion by @rbeuque74 in #5450
• fix(provider): aws-sd provider null pointer by @ivankatliarchuk in #5404
• fix(provider/coredns): errjson linter by @ivankatliarchuk in #5506
• fix(rfc2136): collect existing records from all configured zones by @joshlreese in #5426
• fix(rfc2136): credential and realm issue when using active directory by @Jeremy-Boyle in #5385
• fix(source): expose internal ipv6 flag on headless service by @kevinvalk in #5399
• fix(source/node): template expansion by @ivankatliarchuk in #5498
• fix(source/pod): discrepancy between the documentation and the actual behavior by @foyerunix in #5409

📝 Documentation

• docs: add alibaba cloud provider reference by @zengyuxing007 in #5431
• docs: add deSEC webhook by @michelangelomo in #5460
• docs: add missing import by @lucasfcnunes in #5500
• docs(cloudflare): add list of accepted values for regional host by @AndrewCharlesHay in #5495
• docs(contributing): detail how to test a PR by @mloiseleur in #5443
• docs(github): update pr template by @mloiseleur in #5445
• docs(traefik): public and private routing by @ivankatliarchuk in #5559
• docs: unbound webhook by @guillomep in #5434

📦 Others

• add IONOS Cloud webhook reference by @smilutinovic-ionos in #5475
• chore(ci): fix testify linter by @mloiseleur in #5461
• chore(ci): rework labels in OWNERS by @mloiseleur in #5481
• chore(cloudflare): move regional services logic to dedicated file by @vflaux in #5329
• chore(cloudflare): remove unused funcs by @vflaux in #5553
• chore(code): add pre-commit github action by @ivankatliarchuk in #5414
• chore(codebase): add cyclop max by @AndrewCharlesHay in #5427
• chore(codebase): add linters for json/yaml tags by @ivankatliarchuk in #5418
• chore(codebase): add nilnil return check by @ivankatliarchuk in #5415
• chore(codebase): enable copyloopvar by @ivankatliarchuk in #5433
• chore(codebase): enable dupword linter by @ivankatliarchuk in #5437
• chore(codebase): enable errorlint by @ivankatliarchuk in #5439
• chore(codebase): enable linter recvcheck by @ivankatliarchuk in #5522
• chore(codebase): enable testifylint by @ivankatliarchuk in #5441
• chore(codebase): enable usestdlibvars for Go constants by @ivankatliarchuk in #5438
• chore(code-quality): added linter errchkjson by @ivankatliarchuk in #5448
• chore(code-quality): reduce cyclomatic complexity of podSource.Endpoints() by @vflaux in #5470
• chore(code-quality): reduce cyclomatic complexity of validation.ValidateConfig by @vflaux in #5451
• chore(crd): move code to apis/v1alpha1 by @mloiseleur in #5446
• chore(deps): bump json-yaml-validate to v3.3.1 by @mloiseleur in #5563
• chore(deps): bump renovatebot/github-action from 42.0.5 to 42.0.6 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5530
• chore(deps): bump renovatebot/github-action from 42.0.6 to 43.0.0 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5556
• chore(deps): bump renovatebot/github-action from 43.0.0 to 43.0.1 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5557
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 11 updates by @app/dependabot in #5484
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 13 updates by @app/dependabot in #5539
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 14 updates by @app/dependabot in #5408
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 14 updates by @app/dependabot in #5511
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @app/dependabot in #5531
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @app/dependabot in #5566
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 3 updates by @app/dependabot in #5480
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 3 updates by @app/dependabot in #5520
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 10 updates by @app/dependabot in #5519
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 2 updates by @app/dependabot in #5555
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 3 updates by @app/dependabot in #5544
• chore(docs): add mkdocs-macros plugin by @ivankatliarchuk in #5412
• chore(docs): document the default behavior of --[no-]combine-fqdn-annotation by @shapirus in #5403
• chore(docs): fix documentation references by @ivankatliarchuk in #5560
• chore(docs): update aws role requirements with conditions by @ivankatliarchuk in #5353
• chore(domainfilter): use pointer receivers for DomainFilter by @u-kai in #5546
• chore(provider/coredns): improve code coverage and reduce complexity by @ivankatliarchuk in #5456
• chore(release): chart for v0.17.0 by @stevehipwell in #5479
• chore(release): updates kustomize & docs with v0.17.0 by @mloiseleur in #5396
• chore(source): code coverage and refactoring of traefik by @ivankatliarchuk in #5380
• chore(source/crd): improve test coverage, fix deprecations by @ivankatliarchuk in #5489
• chore(source/crd): optimize endpoint labels without looping over by @ivankatliarchuk in #5492
• chore(source/ingress): add fqdn specific tests for ingress source by @ivankatliarchuk in #5507
• chore(source): move cache informer to dedicated folder by @ivankatliarchuk in #5466
• chore(source): reduce cyclomatic complexity of extractNodePortTargets by @linoleparquet in #5444
• chore(source/service): add resource label without looping over by @ivankatliarchuk in #5528
• chore(source/service): restructure code to make service type filters testable by @ivankatliarchuk in #5485
• chore: update maintainers by @mloiseleur in #5491
• perf(source): benchmarks on EndpointTargetsFromServices by @ivankatliarchuk in #5536
• refactor(provider): replace switch with if for record type filtering by @u-kai in #5548
• revert: fix on gateway-api that ensure to use only latest generation with HTTPRoutes by @mloiseleur in #5490
• test(awssd): fix a flaky test by @vflaux in #5552
• test(controller): increase timeout and refactor toggle registry test by @u-kai in #5518
• test(controller): reduce complexity and improve code coverage by @ivankatliarchuk in #5523
• test(endpoint): improve coverage from 76% to 95.9% by @upsaurav12 in #5421
• test(metrics): replace random value with a static value by @u-kai in #5462
• test(provider/civo): improved test coverage by @upsaurav12 in #5455
• test(provider/gandi): bumped to 100% coverage by @upsaurav12 in #5454
• test(source): add fqdn specific tests on service by @ivankatliarchuk in #5529
• test(source): fix flakyness on pod_test.go by @mloiseleur in #5514
• test(source): remove flaky log assertions from pod tests by @u-kai in #5517
• test(testutils/endpoint): improved test coverage for testutils/endpoint by @upsaurav12 in #5425
• test(tlsconfig): improve code coverage by @linoleparquet in #5452

📦 Docker Image

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external-dns-helm-chart-1.17.0

Changed

• Allow extraArgs to also be a map enabling overrides of individual values. (#5293) @frittentheke
• Update CRD. (#5287) @mloiseleur
• Update CRD. (#5446) @mloiseleur
• Update ExternalDNS OCI image version to v0.17.0. (#5479) @stevehipwell

Fixed

• Fix wrong type definitions for webhook probes. (#5297) @semnell
• Update schema with latest plugin release. (#5510) @mloiseleur

v0.17.0

Global information

ℹ️ On Pi Hole, support for v6 has been added. Pi Hole v5 support is deprecated and will be removed in a future version

ℹ️ On OVH, the provider has been heavily rewritten. New ACLs are need. See documentation and PR #5143 for details.

ℹ️ On IPv6, the proposal 002 has been implemented, thanks to @hjoshi123

• ⚠️ In the next release, the default of this new expose-internal-ipv6 flag will be set to false

⚠️ There is a severe known issue with Active Directory (#5240) since v0.16.0. PR to fix it (#5385) is in review

ℹ️ The legacy txt-format will be removed in the next minor version (#5172)

• ⚠️ There is currently no migration script to clean old style txt records. If you need it, if you think you can do it, PRs are welcome.

ℹ️ A new Nomad source may be added to external-dns (#5284)

• This PR can be merged only after a review and test from real Nomad users

🚀 Features

• feat: additional template functions by @matkam in #3949
• feat(banner): standardize user agent and output by @ivankatliarchuk in #5154
• feat(chart): Update image to v0.16.1 by @stevehipwell in #5201
• feat(cloudflare): multiple custom hostnames support by @mrozentsvayg in #5239
• feat(helm): allow extraArgs to also be a map enabling overrides of individual values by @frittentheke in #5293
• feat: IDNA awareness in the zone finder by @lexisother in #5147
• feat(ovh): major rewriting of the provider by @rbeuque74 in #5143
• feat(pihole): add optional support for v6 by @tJouve in #5226
• feat(pihole): add support for IPv6 Dual format by @tJouve in #5253
• feat(source): optional exclusion of unschedulable nodes by @Hayajiro in #5045
• feat(source): optional expose of nodes internal ipv6 by @hjoshi123 in #5192

🐛 Bug fixes

• fix(aws): typo on route53 IAM by @tico24 in #5197
• fix(chart): add missing types for empty values by @t3mi in #5207
• fix(cloudflare): custom hostnames edge-cases causing duplicates by @mrozentsvayg in #5183
• fix(cloudflare): regional hostnames by @vflaux in #5175
• fix(Gateway API): ensure generation match by @davidwin93 in #5241
• fix(gateway-api): ensure to use only latest generation with HTTPRoutes by @kashalls in #5349
• fix(helm): added missing schema values by @ivankatliarchuk in #5228
• fix(helm): update helm schema by @semnell in #5297
• fix(log testing): re-use logger library testing functionality by @ivankatliarchuk in #5368
• fix(node): logger test fixed by @ivankatliarchuk in #5232
• fix(ovh): handling capitalized DNS records + prevent panic by @rbeuque74 in #5390
• fix(webhook): api json object plan.Changes case by @ivankatliarchuk in #5355
• fix(zonefinder): handle underscores in dns records by @arthlr in #5281

📝 Documentation

• docs(contributing): add conventional commits by @mloiseleur in #5333
• docs(proposal): externaldns api graduation to beta by @ivankatliarchuk in #5079
• docs(rfc2136): fix env variable in the guideline by @riupie in #5352
• docs(tutorials): add IONOS Cloud setup tutorial for ExternalDNS by @smilutinovic-ionos in #5364
• docs(typo): grcp → grpc by @octo in #5231
• docs: update link to Anexia webhook provider by @mloiseleur in #5244
• docs: update rfc2136 by @BasJ93 in #5325

📦 Others

• Add Yandex Cloud Webhook by @ismailbaskin in #5190
• chore: add se for nlb, alb in thailand region by @xshot9011 in #5200
• chore: fix typo on txtOwnerId comment/description by @lanandra in #5351
• chore(ci): fix random data race failure on source/node test by @mloiseleur in #5268
• chore(ci): improve release script by @mloiseleur in #5394
• chore(ci): update linter to v2.0.2 by @mloiseleur in #5246
• chore(code-cleanup): move logic away from main.go add tests by @ivankatliarchuk in #5222
• chore(code): improve some tests + re-order sources flags CLI by @mloiseleur in #5288
• chore(code-quality): added lint checks by @ivankatliarchuk in #5318
• chore(code-quality): providers linter warnings fixes by @ivankatliarchuk in #5320
• chore(code-quality): refactoring and linter fixes by @ivankatliarchuk in #5374
• chore(code-quality): webhook increase code coverage by @ivankatliarchuk in #5337
• chore(crd): use conventional paths and update controller-gen to v0.17.2 by @mloiseleur in #5287
• chore(dependencies): update toools versions by @ivankatliarchuk in #5252
• chore(deps): build with go 1.24.2 by @mloiseleur in #5306
• chore(deps): bump renovatebot/github-action from 41.0.14 to 41.0.16 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5188
• chore(deps): bump renovatebot/github-action from 41.0.16 to 41.0.17 in the dev-dependencies group by @app/dependabot in #5210
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 14 updates by @app/dependabot in #5346
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 14 updates by @app/dependabot in #5382
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 17 updates by @app/dependabot in #5238
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 19 updates by @app/dependabot in #5262
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 20 updates by @app/dependabot in #5211
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 21 updates by @mloiseleur in #5313
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @app/dependabot in #5247
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @app/dependabot in #5301
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @app/dependabot in #5323
• chore(deps): code cleanup, pkg/errors is archived by @ivankatliarchuk in #5335
• chore(deps): switch to goccy yaml by @Raffo in #5292
• chore(deps): update linter to v2.1.x by @mloiseleur in #5366
• chore(fqdn-template): fqdn templating move to specific folder and update documentation by @ivankatliarchuk in #5354
• chore(github): add a release template by @ivankatliarchuk in #5324
• chore(helm): add validation for prefix and suffix and capture regression by @ivankatliarchuk in #5250
• chore(openstack designate)!: remove in-tree provider by @mloiseleur in #5126
• chore(providers): rename custom TTL constants to defaultTTL by @ivankatliarchuk in #5312
• chore: Release Helm chart v1.16.1 by @stevehipwell in #5270
• chore(release): updates kustomize & docs with v0.16.1 by @mloiseleur in #5184
• chore(source): code cleanup by @ivankatliarchuk in #5304
• chore(webhook): bump cenkalti/backoff version by @ivankatliarchuk in #5342
• test: add tests for cloudflare provider by @natitomattis in #5248
• test(log): execute on multiple platforms by @ivankatliarchuk in #5370
• test(log): fix random race detection by @ivankatliarchuk in #5273
• test(source): cover unhappy paths by @linoleparquet in #5369
• test(source): fix data race on node_test by @mloiseleur in #5334
• test(source/pod): improve code coverage by @ivankatliarchuk in #5378
• test(tlsconfig): add unit tests by @linoleparquet in #5381
• test(zone_filter): improve coverage from 66.7% to 100% by @upsaurav12 in #5388

📦 Docker Image

docker pull registry.k8s.io/external-dns/external-dns:v0.17.0

New Contributors

• @ismailbaskin made their first contribution in #5190
• @lexisother made their first contribution in #5147
• @tico24 made their first contribution in #5197
• @t3mi made their first contribution in #5207
• @octo made their first contribution in #5231
• @xshot9011 made their first contribution in #5200
• @tJouve made their first contribution in #5226
• @Hayajiro made their first contribution in #5045
• @davidwin93 made their first contribution in #5241
• @vflaux made their first contribution in #5175
• @arthlr made their first contribution in #5281
• @semnell made their first contribution in #5297
• @BasJ93 made their first contribution in #5325
• @natitomattis made their first contribution in #5248
• @riupie made their first contribution in #5352
• @lanandra made their first contribution in #5351
• @smilutinovic-ionos made their first contribution in #5364
• @linoleparquet made their first contribution in #5369
• @kashalls made their first contribution in #5349
• @matkam made their first contribution in #3949
• @upsaurav12 made their first contribution in #5388

Full Changelog: v0.16.1...v0.17.0

external-dns-helm-chart-1.16.1

Changed

• Set defaults for automountServiceAccountToken and serviceAccount.automountServiceAccountToken to true in Helm chart values. (#5207) @t3mi

Fixed

• Correctly handles 'txtPrefix' and 'txtSuffix' arguments when both are provided. (#5250) @ivankatliarchuk
• Add missing types in the schema for empty values. (#5228) @ivankatliarchuk
• Add missing types in the schema for empty values. (#5207) @t3mi

external-dns-helm-chart-1.16.0

Added

• Add helm testing framework helm plugin unittest. (#5137) @ivankatliarchuk
• Add ability to generate schema with helm plugin schema. (#5075) @ivankatliarchuk
• Add docs/contributing/dev-guide.md#helm-values guide. (#5075) @ivankatliarchuk

Changed

• Regenerate JSON schema with `helm-values-schema-json' plugin. (#5075) @ivankatliarchuk
• Update ExternalDNS OCI image version to v0.16.1. (#xxxx) @stevehipwell

v0.16.1

This release fixes the breaking change introduced in v0.16.0 for Cloudflare.

⚠️ New features on Cloudflare, custom and regional hostnames have some known issues, see #5175 and #5183

⚠️ OpenStack designate in-tree provider will be removed in the next version. There is now a webhook provider.

ℹ️ With v0.16.0, a new option on TXT Registry is available to use only new format (#4946). Previous format will be removed in the next release (#5172).

🐛 Bug fixes

• fix(cloudflare): optional custom hostnames by @mrozentsvayg in #5146
• fix(source): pass GatewayName to config by @buroa in #5169
• fix(cloudflare): infinite loop with more than 50 custom hostnames by @mrozentsvayg in #5181

📦 Others

• chore: update OWNERS with required config file by @mloiseleur in #5164

Full Changelog: v0.16.0...v0.16.1

Images

docker pull registry.k8s.io/external-dns/external-dns:v0.16.1

v0.16.0

💥 Breaking Changes

There is a breaking change on Cloudflare with this release. It requires Cloudflare for Saas.

Starting with this version, it will create AAAA Alias records in AWS Route53 by default (PR #5111).

ℹ️ This behavior can be disabled with the following command line parameter: --exclude-record-types=AAAA.

🚀 Features

• feat: add dreamhost webook provider to readme (#5015) @asymingt
• feat: Add F5 TransportServer source (#4944) @visokoo
• feat(aws): always create AAAA alias records in route53 (#5111) by @rlees85
• feat(chart): allow to run tpl on ServiceAccount annotations (#4958) (#4958) @fcrespofastly
• feat(cloudflare): custom hostname and fix apex (#5087) @mrozentsvayg
• feat(deps): added renovate config for custom regexes (#4978) @ivankatliarchuk
• feat: don't discard klog logs at the highest log levels (debug and trace) (#4961) @dmarkhas
• feat(pdns): add validation for MX and SRV records (#4871) @julillae
• feat(rfc2136): support multiple hosts (#4653) @Jeremy-Boyle
• feat(service): listen to endpoint changes (#5085) @dmarkhas
• feat(source): allow to register all pods and their associated PTR record (#4782) @foyerunix
• feat(txt-registry): add option to use only new format (#4946) @malpou

🐛 Bug fixes

• fix(aes-encryption): support plain txt and url safe base64 strings (#4980) @ivankatliarchuk
• fix(aws-provider): ListTagsForResource incorrect zone-id handling (#5029) @ivankatliarchuk
• fix(chart): non-string types on svcaccount annotations (#5067) @hjoshi123
• fix(chart): regression with affinity.nodeAffinity getting ignored (#5046) @mkhpalm
• fix(chart): update rbac for F5 transportserver source (#5066) (#5066) @visokoo
• fix(cloudflare): add more descriptive log message (#5047) @AndrewCharlesHay
• fix(cloudflare): use softerror on internal server error with api (#4931) @vishuvenu
• fix(dedup): records with different type are not duplicates (#4889) @jtszalay
• fix(docs): aws tutorial broken internal markdown links (#5036) @strophy
• fix: do not merge CNAME with multiple targets (#4856) @dtuck9
• fix(f5-virtualserver): skip endpoint creation when VirtualServer is not ready (#4996) @mikejoh
• fix(godaddy): Handle missing Retry-After header gracefully (#4866) @alexstojda
• fix(oci): records with multiple IP addresses (#4993) @jrosinsk
• fix(ovh): cache refresh and duplicates processing (#4932) @nmaupu
• fix(registry): handle empty targets in TXT records logging an error (#5149) @saikatharryc
• fix(source): allow ipv4-mapped ipv6 addresses (#4943) @buroa
• fix(source): debug log on gateway target detection (#5096) @drcapulet
• Fix spelling in webhook OpenAPI spec (#5038) @claycooper
• fix: use informer for istio gateways (#4522) @woehrl01

📝 Documentation

• docs: add deprecation policy (#5053) @ivankatliarchuk
• docs: add staging images to release process (#5050) @ivankatliarchuk
• docs: fix typo on aws tutorial (#5070) @Ileriayo
• docs: fix typos in tutorials (#4969) @mloiseleur
• docs(Microsoft DNS): improve instructions (#4893) @TomyLobo
• docs(proposal): standartise date format (#5128) @ivankatliarchuk
• docs(proposal): update template with statuses (#5098) @ivankatliarchuk
• docs(provider): add ClouDNS to README (#5065) @rwunderer
• docs(README): fix link to dev guide (#5116) @masterkain
• docs(registry): fix managed-record-type argument (#5102) @splitice
• docs: update and refactor contribution part (#5073) @ivankatliarchuk
• ci(docs): add markdown linters and editorconfig (#5055) @mloiseleur
• Improve sources' docs to mention '--managed-record-types' (#4882) @juan-vg

📦 Others

• add: auto label source and providers (#5158) @szuecs
• Add OpenStack Designate webook provider to readme (#5115) @frittentheke
• chore(ci): fix and sort changelog (#4979) @mloiseleur dependabot
• chore(ci): fix failing test, upgrade to go 1.23.5 and linter to v1.63 (#5013) @mloiseleur
• chore(ci): remove too slow test (#5014) @mloiseleur
• chore(deps): bump actions/setup-python from 5.3.0 to 5.4.0 in the dev-dependencies group (#5041) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump azure/setup-helm from 4.2.0 to 4.3.0 in the dev-dependencies group (#5108) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump helm/kind-action from 1.10.0 to 1.11.0 in the dev-dependencies group (#4956) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump helm/kind-action from 1.11.0 to 1.12.0 in the dev-dependencies group (#4972) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump nosborn/github-action-markdown-cli from 3.3.0 to 3.4.0 in the dev-dependencies group (#5083) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 14 updates (#4976) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 18 updates (#5040) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 20 updates (#4999) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 21 updates (#5089) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 22 updates (#5062) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 23 updates (#5145) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 25 updates (#5023) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 5 updates (#4987) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group across 1 directory with 7 updates (#5125) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 20 updates (#5109) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 2 updates (#5022) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 3 updates (#5112) @dependabot
• chore(deps): bump the dev-dependencies group with 4 updates (#4988) @dependabot
• chore(docs): docs/flags.md generation (#4983) @ivankatliarchuk
• chore(filter-tags): pre-process filter tags (#5063) @ivankatliarchuk
• chore(makefile): add helper and document targets (#5093) @ivankatliarchuk
• chore(makefile): simplify coverage script (#5105) @ivankatliarchuk
• chore(provider-aws): improve canonicalHostedZone handling (#5031) @ivankatliarchuk
• chore(release): publish chart v1.15.2 (#5094) @stevehipwell
• chore: update maintainers/reviewers (#5020) @ivankatliarchuk
• chore: upgrade ExternalDNS to go 1.24 (#5106) @mloiseleur
• kustomize-v0.15.1 (#4966) @Raffo
• Release Helm chart for v0.15.1 (#5028) @stevehipwell
• replace all versions to v0.15.1 (#4973) @Raffo
• test(cloudflare): add scenarios on submitChanges (#5054) @AndrewCharlesHay
• test(domain-filter): simple filters on domain exclusion (#5064) @ivankatliarchuk
• test(provider): tags filter coverage and benchmark (#5060) @ivankatliarchuk

New Contributors

• @juan-vg made their first contribution in #4882
• @dmarkhas made their first contribution in #4961
• @buroa made their first contribution in #4943
• @fcrespofastly made their first contribution in #4958
• @nmaupu made their first contribution in #4932
• @dtuck9 made their first contribution in #4856
• @asymingt made their first contribution in #5015
• @alexstojda made their first contribution in #4866
• @visokoo made their first contribution in #4944
• @vishuvenu made their first contribution in #4931
• @TomyLobo made their first contribution in #4893
• @strophy made their first contribution in #5036
• @malpou made their first contribution in #4946
• @foyerunix made their first contribution in #4782
• @rwunderer made their first contribution in #5065
• @Ileriayo made their first contribution in #5070
• @hjoshi123 made their first contribution in #5067
• @mkhpalm made their first contribution in #5046
• @woehrl01 made their first contribution in #4522
• @jtszalay made their first contribution in #4889
• @splitice made their first contribution in #5102
• @drcapulet made their first contribution in #5096
• @mrozentsvayg made their first contribution in #5087
• @frittentheke made their first contribution in #5115
• @masterkain made their first contribution in #5116
• @renanqts made their first contribution in #5132
• @rlees85 made their first contribution in #5111
• @stefaneg made their first contribution in #5135
• @saikatharryc made the...