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IMPORTANT: Do Not Merge - To be merged by Docs Team Only

Version(s): 1.8

Issue: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHIDP-8636

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Signed-off-by: Fabrice Flore-Thébault <[email protected]>
@themr0c themr0c changed the title Release notes for 1.8 RHIDP-8053 - Release notes for 1.8 Nov 10, 2025
@themr0c themr0c changed the title RHIDP-8053 - Release notes for 1.8 RHIDP-8636 - Release notes for 1.8 Nov 10, 2025
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Signed-off-by: Fabrice Flore-Thébault <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Fabrice Flore-Thébault <[email protected]>
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themr0c commented Nov 10, 2025

I am merging now to have someting built. Async updates might be required.

@themr0c themr0c merged commit fb4af2f into redhat-developer:release-1.8 Nov 10, 2025
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== Backstage CR versions `v1alpha1` and `v1alpha2`

Backstage CR versions `v1alpha1` and `v1alpha2` are deprecated in 1.7 and will be removed in 1.9
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why remove this? it's still relevant in 1.8

Gerry-Forde added a commit to Gerry-Forde/red-hat-developers-documentation-rhdh-v2 that referenced this pull request Nov 10, 2025
To enhance performance, decrease image size, and reduce maintenance, the method of including &#34;wrapped&#34; dynamic plugins within the main {product} container image is being deprecated as of release 1.7.0. We are transitioning to a model where all dynamic plugins will be distributed as independent OCI artifacts.

For the 1.7.0 release, this is a deprecation notice only; there are no breaking changes, and all previously bundled plugins will continue to be bundled. However, we encourage customers to prepare for the removal of wrappers in a future release by beginning to use the new OCI artifacts in 1.8.0. Documentation will be updated to guide this migration.
For the 1.7.0 release, this is a deprecation notice only; there are no breaking changes, and all previously bundled plugins will continue to be bundled. However, we encourage customers to prepare for the removal of wrappers in a future release by beginning to use the new OCI artifacts in 1.9.0. Documentation will be updated to guide this migration.

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should this be 1.7.0 and 1.8.0 to avaoid looking like a carry over from 1.7?


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* link:https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHIDP-5309[RHIDP-5309]

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Did I hear of a breaking change that affected the Orchestrator and that needed inclusion in the Release Notes. Did we capture that? https://redhat-internal.slack.com/archives/C07EVRDD7KN/p1762342047220269

* link:https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHIDP-8709[RHIDP-8709]



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Also in developer preview are:

Lightspeed (now based on Llama Stack) @karthikjeeyar
MCP tools for Backstage (@johnmcollier )
Openshift AI Connector for RHDH (@gabemontero )

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Also in Developer preview is the RHDH Dynamic Plugins Factory work by @Zaperex
Customers often struggle with converting static plugins to dynamic plugins, so having a link from the release notes to this new repo is very important.

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