Update ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric Docker tag to v1.6.2

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Type	Update	Change
ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric	Kustomization	minor	v1.0.0 -> 1.6.2

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Release Notes

nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric (ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric)

v1.6.2

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March 11, 2025

HELM CHART:

• The version of the Helm chart is now 1.6.2

UPGRADE:

• Update golang.org/x/oauth2. 3185

COMPATIBILITY:

• Gateway API version: 1.2.1
• NGINX version: 1.27.4
• NGINX Plus version: R33
• Kubernetes version: 1.25+

CONTAINER IMAGES:

• Control plane: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.6.2
• Data plane: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:1.6.2
• Data plane with NGINX Plus: private-registry.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx-plus:1.6.2

v1.6.1

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February 6, 2025

HELM CHART:

• The version of the Helm chart is now 1.6.1

UPGRADE:

• Update nginx to version 1.27.4. 3102

COMPATIBILITY:

• Gateway API version: 1.2.1
• NGINX version: 1.27.4
• NGINX Plus version: R33
• Kubernetes version: 1.25+

CONTAINER IMAGES:

• Control plane: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.6.1
• Data plane: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:1.6.1
• Data plane with NGINX Plus: private-registry.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx-plus:1.6.1

v1.6.0

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January 15, 2025

FEATURES:

• Add UpstreamSettingsPolicy to allow users to configure upstream settings for Services. 2941
• Add path support for RequestRedirect Filter. 2979
• Use state files for NGINX Plus upstream servers instead of the NGINX config. 2897

BUG FIXES:

• Fix rewrite path for ReplacePrefixMatch to parse request arguments correctly. 2951
• Fix an issue where updating upstreams with the NGINX Plus API would not occur if metrics were disabled. 2897
• Support updating stream upstreams with the NGINX Plus API instead of reloading NGINX. 2897

DOCUMENTATION:

• Docs: Update support referencing support package tool. 2789. Thanks to mrajagopal.
• Add how-to guide for configuring upstream settings for services using the UpstreamSettingsPolicy API. Find it here. 2987

HELM CHART:

• The version of the Helm chart is now 1.6.0

UPGRADE:

• The Gateway API version has been updated to 1.2.1. 2868
• ObservabilityPolicy API version has been increased to v1alpha2 due to a strengthening of validation rules. 2998

COMPATIBILITY:

• Gateway API version: 1.2.1
• NGINX version: 1.27.3
• NGINX Plus version: R33
• Kubernetes version: 1.25+

CONTAINER IMAGES:

• Control plane: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.6.0
• Data plane: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:1.6.0
• Data plane with NGINX Plus: private-registry.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx-plus:1.6.0

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