Release 1.2.0 (#1742)

This automated PR updates all the necessary files for 1.2.0 release.

Author: nginx-bot

.github/CHANGELOG_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@ UPGRADE:
 
 -
 
+KNOWN ISSUES:
+
+-
+
 COMPATIBILITY:
 
 - The Gateway API version: ``
 - NGINX version: ``
+- NGINX Plus version: ``
 - Kubernetes version: ``
 
 CONTAINER IMAGES:

.github/workflows/release-pr.yml

@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ jobs:
           include: "deploy/helm-chart/*.yaml"
           regex: false
 
+      - name: Find and Replace
+        uses: jacobtomlinson/gha-find-replace@a51bbcd94d000df9ca0fcb54ec8be69aad8374b0 # v3.0.2
+        with:
+          find: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.current_version }}
+          replace: ${{ inputs.version }}
+          include: "deploy/helm-chart/*.yaml"
+          regex: false
+
       - name: Find and Replace
         uses: jacobtomlinson/gha-find-replace@a51bbcd94d000df9ca0fcb54ec8be69aad8374b0 # v3.0.2
         with:
@@ -61,10 +69,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate manifests and changelog
         run: |
           sed -i -e "s/v${{ steps.vars.outputs.current_version }}/v${{ inputs.version }}/g" README.md
+          sed -i -e "s/\[${{ steps.vars.outputs.current_version }}\]/\[${{ inputs.version }}\]/g" README.md
           sed -i -e "s/VERSION = edge/VERSION = ${{ inputs.version }}/g" Makefile
           sed -i -e "s/VERSION =  ${{ steps.vars.outputs.current_version }}/VERSION = ${{ inputs.version }}/g" conformance/Makefile
           sed -i -e "s/TAG = edge/TAG = ${{ inputs.version }}/g" **/Makefile
-          sed -i "5r .github/CHANGELOG_TEMPLATE.md" CHANGELOG.md
+          sed -i "6r .github/CHANGELOG_TEMPLATE.md" CHANGELOG.md
           sed -i -e "s/%%VERSION%%/${{ inputs.version }}/g" CHANGELOG.md
           make generate-manifests
 
@@ -74,6 +83,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.NGINX_PAT }}
           commit-message: Release ${{ inputs.version }}
           title: Release ${{ inputs.version }}
+          draft: true
           branch: docs/release-${{ inputs.version }}
           author: nginx-bot <[email protected]>
           committer: nginx-bot <[email protected]>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,59 @@ This document includes a curated changelog for each release. We also publish a c
 a [GitHub release](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases), which, by contrast, is auto-generated
 and includes links to all PRs that went into the release.
 
+## Release 1.2.0
+
+*March 21, 2024*
+
+FEATURES:
+
+- [NGINX Plus](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/overview/nginx-plus) can now be used as the data plane. [PR-1394](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1394)
+  - Supports dynamic upstream reloads. [PR-1469](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1469)
+  - Contains advanced Prometheus metrics. [PR-1394](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1394)
+  - Includes the NGINX Plus monitoring dashboard. [PR-1488](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1488)
+- Support for [BackendTLSPolicy](https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/api-types/backendtlspolicy/). [PR-1487](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1487)
+- Support for URLRewrite HTTPRoute Filter. [PR-1396](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1396)
+- NGINX Gateway Fabric will collect and report product telemetry to an F5 telemetry service every 24h. Read https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/overview/product-telemetry/ for more info, including what gets collected and how to opt out. [PR-1699](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1699)
+
+ENHANCEMENTS:
+
+- Stop processing resources that haven't changed. [PR-1422](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1422) Thanks to [Kai-Hsun Chen](https://github.com/kevin85421).
+- Maintain Gateway Status order. [PR-1324](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1324) Thanks to [Kai-Hsun Chen](https://github.com/kevin85421).
+
+BUG FIXES:
+
+- Prevent paths in HTTPRoute matches from conflicting with internal locations in NGINX. [PR-1445](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1445)
+
+DOCUMENTATION:
+
+- Sample Grafana dashboard added. [PR-1620](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1620)
+- Add a document about how to get support. [PR-1388](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1388)
+- [Documentation](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/installation/ngf-images) on how to build or install the NGINX Plus image.
+
+HELM CHART:
+
+- The version of the Helm chart is now 1.2.0
+- nodeSelector is now configurable. [PR-1531](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1531) Thanks to [Leandro Martins](https://github.com/leandrocostam)
+
+KNOWN ISSUES:
+
+- Shutdown of non-leader Pods starts leader jobs. [1738](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/issues/1738)
+- Too many matching conditions can cause reload errors. [1107](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/issues/1107)
+- NGF Pod fails to become ready due to nginx reload failure. [1695](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/issues/1695)
+
+COMPATIBILITY:
+
+- The Gateway API version: `1.0.0`
+- NGINX version: `1.25.4`
+- NGINX Plus version: `R31`
+- Kubernetes version: `1.23+`
+
+CONTAINER IMAGES:
+
+- Control plane: `ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.2.0`
+- Data plane: `ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:1.2.0`
+- Data plane with NGINX Plus: `private-registry.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx-plus:1.2.0`
+
 ## Release 1.1.0
 
 *December 14, 2023*

Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # variables that should not be overridden by the user
-VERSION = edge
+VERSION = 1.2.0
 GIT_COMMIT = $(shell git rev-parse HEAD || echo "unknown")
 DATE = $(shell date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
 MANIFEST_DIR = $(CURDIR)/deploy/manifests

README.md

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ You can find the comprehensive NGINX Gateway Fabric user documentation on the [N
 We publish NGINX Gateway Fabric releases on GitHub. See
 our [releases page](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases).
 
-The latest release is [1.1.0](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/tag/v1.1.0).
+The latest release is [1.2.0](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/tag/v1.2.0).
 
 The edge version is useful for experimenting with new features that are not yet published in a release. To use, choose
 the _edge_ version built from the [latest commit](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/commits/main)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ to the correct versions:
 
 | Version        | Description                              | Installation Manifests                                                            | Documentation and Examples                                                                                                                                                 |
 | -------------- | ---------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Latest release | For production use                       | [Manifests](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.1.0/deploy). | [Documentation](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric). [Examples](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.1.0/examples).                           |
+| Latest release | For production use                       | [Manifests](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.2.0/deploy). | [Documentation](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric). [Examples](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.2.0/examples).                           |
 | Edge           | For experimental use and latest features | [Manifests](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/deploy).   | [Documentation](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/site/content). [Examples](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/examples). |
 
 ### Versioning
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ The following table lists the software versions NGINX Gateway Fabric supports.
 | NGINX Gateway Fabric | Gateway API | Kubernetes | NGINX OSS | NGINX Plus |
 | -------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------- |
 | Edge                 | 1.0.0       | 1.23+      | 1.25.4    | R31        |
+| 1.2.0                | 1.0.0       | 1.23+      | 1.25.4    | R31        |
 | 1.1.0                | 1.0.0       | 1.23+      | 1.25.3    | n/a        |
 | 1.0.0                | 0.8.1       | 1.23+      | 1.25.2    | n/a        |
 | 0.6.0                | 0.8.0       | 1.23+      | 1.25.2    | n/a        |

conformance/Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-TAG = edge
+TAG = 1.2.0
 VERSION = 1.1.0 # NGF version
 PREFIX = nginx-gateway-fabric
 NGINX_PREFIX = $(PREFIX)/nginx

conformance/provisioner/provisioner.yaml

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: nginx-gateway-provisioner
       containers:
-      - image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric:edge
+      - image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.2.0
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: nginx-gateway-provisioner
         securityContext:

conformance/provisioner/static-deployment.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "edge"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "1.2.0"
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ spec:
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.name
-        image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric:edge
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.2.0
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx-gateway
         ports:
         - name: health
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /etc/nginx/secrets
         - name: nginx-run
           mountPath: /var/run/nginx
-      - image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:edge
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
+      - image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:1.2.0
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx
         ports:
         - containerPort: 80

deploy/helm-chart/Chart.yaml

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: nginx-gateway-fabric
 description: NGINX Gateway Fabric
 type: application
-version: 1.1.0
-appVersion: "edge"
+version: 1.2.0
+appVersion: "1.2.0"
 home: https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/main/deploy/helm-chart/chart-icon.png
 sources:

deploy/helm-chart/values.yaml

@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ nginxGateway:
   image:
     ## The NGINX Gateway Fabric image to use
     repository: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric
-    tag: edge
-    pullPolicy: Always
+    tag: 1.2.0
+    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
   securityContext:
     ## Some environments may need this set to true in order for the control plane to successfully reload NGINX.
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ nginx:
   ## The NGINX image to use
   image:
     repository: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx
-    tag: edge
-    pullPolicy: Always
+    tag: 1.2.0
+    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
   ## Is NGINX Plus image being used
   plus: false