Working release tasks

Author: MaciejKaras

.evergreen-functions.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ variables:
       - community_private_preview_pullsecret_dockerconfigjson
       - RELEASE_INITIAL_VERSION
       - RELEASE_INITIAL_COMMIT_SHA
-      - OVERRIDE_OPERATOR_VERSION
+      - RELEASE_OPERATOR_VERSION
 
 functions:
 
@@ -576,8 +576,8 @@ functions:
         shell: bash
         <<: *e2e_include_expansions_in_env
         working_dir: src/github.com/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes
-        # By default, use the git tag that triggered the task which can be overridden with OVERRIDE_OPERATOR_VERSION
-        binary: scripts/dev/run_python.sh scripts/release/pipeline_main.py ${image_name} --build-scenario release --version ${OVERRIDE_OPERATOR_VERSION|*triggered_by_git_tag}
+        # By default, use the git tag that triggered the task which can be overridden with RELEASE_OPERATOR_VERSION
+        binary: scripts/dev/run_python.sh scripts/release/pipeline_main.py ${image_name} --build-scenario release --version ${RELEASE_OPERATOR_VERSION|*triggered_by_git_tag}
 
   teardown_cloud_qa_all:
     - *switch_context
@@ -871,17 +871,17 @@ functions:
           - macos_notary_secret
           - workdir
           - triggered_by_git_tag
+          - RELEASE_OPERATOR_VERSION
         env:
           XDG_CONFIG_HOME: ${go_base_path}${workdir}
           GO111MODULE: "on"
           GOROOT: "/opt/golang/go1.24"
           MACOS_NOTARY_KEY: ${macos_notary_keyid}
           MACOS_NOTARY_SECRET: ${macos_notary_secret}
-          GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG: ${triggered_by_git_tag}
         # shell.exec EVG Task doesn't have add_to_path, so we need to explicitly add the path export below.
         script: |
           set -Eeu pipefail
-
+          export GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG=${RELEASE_OPERATOR_VERSION|*triggered_by_git_tag}
           export PATH=$GOROOT/bin:$PATH
           export GITHUB_TOKEN=${generated_token}
           ${workdir}/goreleaser release --clean

.evergreen-release.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@ include:
   - filename: .evergreen-functions.yml
 
 tasks:
+  - name: build_test_image_for_smoke_tests
+    display_name: build_test_image_for_smoke_tests
+    tags: [ "e2e_smoke_release_test_suite" ]
+    commands:
+      - func: clone
+      - func: setup_building_host
+      - func: build_multi_cluster_binary
+      - func: pipeline
+        vars:
+          image_name: meko-tests
+          build_scenario: --build-scenario patch
 
   - name: release_operator
     tags: [ "image_release" ]
@@ -103,7 +114,7 @@ buildvariants:
     allowed_requesters: [ "patch", "github_tag" ]
     max_hosts: -1
     run_on:
-      - release-ubuntu2204-large # This is required for CISA attestation https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/DEVPROD-17780
+      - release-ubuntu2404-small # This is required for CISA attestation https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/DEVPROD-17780
     tasks:
       - name: release_operator
       - name: release_init_appdb
@@ -135,7 +146,7 @@ buildvariants:
       - name: "*"
         variant: preflight_release_images
     run_on:
-      - ubuntu2204-large
+      - ubuntu2404-small
     tasks:
       - name: run_conditionally_prepare_and_upload_openshift_bundles
 
@@ -148,27 +159,38 @@ buildvariants:
         name: '*'
         patch_optional: true
     run_on:
-      - ubuntu2204-small
+      - ubuntu2404-small
     tasks:
       - name: gke_code_snippets_task_group
 
+  - name: init_smoke_tests
+    display_name: init_smoke_tests
+    tags: [ "e2e_smoke_release_test_suite" ]
+    allowed_requesters: [ "patch", "github_tag" ]
+    run_on:
+      - release-ubuntu2404-small # This is required for CISA attestation https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/DEVPROD-17780
+    tasks:
+      - name: build_test_image_for_smoke_tests
+
   - name: e2e_smoke
     display_name: e2e_smoke
     tags: [ "e2e_smoke_release_test_suite" ]
     run_on:
-      - ubuntu2204-large
+      - ubuntu2404-large
     allowed_requesters: [ "patch", "github_tag" ]
     depends_on:
       - name: "*"
         variant: release_images
+      - name: "*"
+        variant: init_smoke_tests
     tasks:
       - name: e2e_smoke_task_group
 
   - name: e2e_static_smoke
     display_name: e2e_static_smoke
     tags: [ "e2e_smoke_release_test_suite" ]
     run_on:
-      - ubuntu2204-large
+      - ubuntu2404-large
     allowed_requesters: [ "patch", "github_tag" ]
     depends_on:
       - name: "*"
@@ -180,7 +202,7 @@ buildvariants:
     display_name: release_kubectl_mongodb_plugin
     tags: [ "release" ]
     run_on:
-      - release-ubuntu2204-small # This is required for CISA attestation https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/DEVPROD-17780
+      - release-ubuntu2404-small # This is required for CISA attestation https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/DEVPROD-17780
     allowed_requesters: [ "patch", "github_tag" ]
     tasks:
       - name: release_kubectl_mongodb_plugin