Prepare release 6.5.0 (#1188)

* Prepare k8s collection release 6.5.0

* update release date for the version 6.5.0

* Update changelog.yaml and changelog.rst mismatch

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Co-authored-by: Yuriy Novostavskiy <yuriy@novostavskiy.kyiv.ua>

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -4,6 +4,36 @@ Kubernetes Collection Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
+v6.5.0
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+This release implements minor changes and bug fixes such as a new ``remove`` value to the ``behavior`` option of the ``kubeconfig`` module, allowing entries to be deleted from the kubeconfig file by name, as well as Helm v4 compatibility across the Helm modules.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- helm - add the ``server_side`` and ``force_conflicts`` options to control Helm v4 server-side apply when installing or upgrading a release (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1164).
+- helm_plugin - add ``--keyring`` argument to allow changing the keyring default location. The option is only accepted with ``state=present`` (the ``helm plugin install`` subcommand), as that is the only implemented subcommand that supports ``--keyring`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1150).
+- helm_registry_auth - document that, as of Helm 4.2.1, registry success messages such as ``Login Succeeded`` are printed to stdout instead of stderr (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1147).
+- kubeconfig - add ``remove`` value to the ``behavior`` option, allowing entries to be deleted from the kubeconfig file by name (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1123).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- ee - added ``meta/execution-environment.yml`` to decouple ansible-builder EE builds from the ``openshift-clients`` system dependency declared in ``bindep.txt``, which is not available in standard UBI repositories and caused builds to fail with ``No package matches 'openshift-clients'`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/issues/1141).
+- helm - use ``--server-side=false --force-replace`` instead of the deprecated/removed ``--force`` flag when ``force=true`` is used with Helm v4, preserving the Helm v3 client-side replacement behaviour and avoiding the server-side apply conflict (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1164).
+- helm - use the ``--rollback-on-failure`` flag instead of the deprecated/removed ``--atomic`` flag when ``atomic=true`` is used with Helm v4 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1144).
+- helm_repository - correct handling of repository URLs with trailing slashes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1121).
+- k8s_drain - Fix logic for handling pods with local storage to correctly check for empty_dir volumes in replicated pods and pods managed by DaemonSets (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1095).
+
+New Modules
+-----------
+
+- kubeconfig - Generate, update, and optionally write Kubernetes kubeconfig files
+
 v6.4.0
 ======
 
@@ -23,7 +53,7 @@ Minor Changes
 - helm_registry_auth - add new option plain_http to allow insecure http connection when running ``helm registry login`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1090).
 - helm_repository - Ensure compatibility with Helm v4 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/issues/1038).
 - k8s_drain - Add support for ``check_mode`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1086).
-- k8s_drain - Convert module warnings into informational displays when users explicitly request the deletion of unmanaged pods, pods with local storage, or those managed by a `DaemonSet` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/issues/1037).
+- k8s_drain - Convert module warnings into informational displays when users explicitly request the deletion of unmanaged pods, pods with local storage, or those managed by a ``DaemonSet`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/issues/1037).
 
 Bugfixes
 --------
@@ -97,8 +127,8 @@ This release adds ``plain_http`` and ``take_ownership`` parameters for helm modu
 Minor Changes
 -------------
 
-- Module helm_registry_auth do not support idempotency with `helm >= 3.18.0` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/946)
+- Module ``helm_registry_auth`` does not support idempotency with `helm >= 3.18.0` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/946).
-- Module k8s_json_patch - Add support for `hidden_fields` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/964).
+- Module k8s_json_patch - Add support for ``hidden_fields`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/964).
 - helm - Parameter plain_http added for working with insecure OCI registries (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/934).
 - helm - Parameter take_ownership added (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/957).
 - helm_pull - Parameter plain_http added for working with insecure OCI registries (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/934).
@@ -130,7 +160,7 @@ Bugfixes
 --------
 
 - Remove ``ansible.module_utils.six`` imports to avoid warnings (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/998).
-- Update the `k8s_cp` module to also work for init containers (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/971).
+- Update the ``k8s_cp`` module to also work for init containers (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/971).
 - module_utils/k8s/service - hide fields first before creating diffs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/915).
 
 v5.4.0

Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Also needs to be updated in galaxy.yml
-VERSION = 6.4.0
+VERSION = 6.5.0
 
 TEST_ARGS ?= ""
 PYTHON_VERSION ?= `python -c 'import platform; print(".".join(platform.python_version_tuple()[0:2]))'`

README.md

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ You can also include it in a `requirements.yml` file and install it via `ansible
 ---
 collections:
   - name: kubernetes.core
-    version: 6.4.0
+    version: 6.5.0
 ```
 
 ### Installing the Kubernetes Python Library

changelogs/changelog.yaml

@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ releases:
     changes:
       bugfixes:
       - Remove ``ansible.module_utils.six`` imports to avoid warnings (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/998).
-      - Update the `k8s_cp` module to also work for init containers (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/971).
+      - Update the ``k8s_cp`` module to also work for init containers (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/971).
       minor_changes:
       - Add support of skip-schema-validation in ``helm`` module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/995)
       - kustomize - Add support of local environ (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/786).
@@ -1203,3 +1203,51 @@ releases:
     - 20260213-support-helm-v4-for-helm-plugin-modules.yaml
     - release-6-4-0.yml
     release_date: '2026-04-22'
+  6.5.0:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - ee - added ``meta/execution-environment.yml`` to decouple ansible-builder
+        EE builds from the ``openshift-clients`` system dependency declared in ``bindep.txt``,
+        which is not available in standard UBI repositories and caused builds to fail
+        with ``No package matches 'openshift-clients'`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/issues/1141).
+      - helm - use ``--server-side=false --force-replace`` instead of the deprecated/removed
+        ``--force`` flag when ``force=true`` is used with Helm v4, preserving the
+        Helm v3 client-side replacement behaviour and avoiding the server-side apply
+        conflict (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1164).
+      - helm - use the ``--rollback-on-failure`` flag instead of the deprecated/removed
+        ``--atomic`` flag when ``atomic=true`` is used with Helm v4 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1144).
+      - helm_repository - correct handling of repository URLs with trailing slashes
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1121).
+      - k8s_drain - Fix logic for handling pods with local storage to correctly check
+        for empty_dir volumes in replicated pods and pods managed by DaemonSets (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1095).
+      minor_changes:
+      - helm - add the ``server_side`` and ``force_conflicts`` options to control
+        Helm v4 server-side apply when installing or upgrading a release (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1164).
+      - helm_plugin - add ``--keyring`` argument to allow changing the keyring default
+        location. The option is only accepted with ``state=present`` (the ``helm plugin
+        install`` subcommand), as that is the only implemented subcommand that supports
+        ``--keyring`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1150).
+      - helm_registry_auth - document that, as of Helm 4.2.1, registry success messages
+        such as ``Login Succeeded`` are printed to stdout instead of stderr (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1147).
+      - kubeconfig - add ``remove`` value to the ``behavior`` option, allowing entries
+        to be deleted from the kubeconfig file by name (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1123).
+      release_summary: This release implements minor changes and bug fixes such as
+        a new ``remove`` value to the ``behavior`` option of the ``kubeconfig`` module,
+        allowing entries to be deleted from the kubeconfig file by name, as well as
+        Helm v4 compatibility across the Helm modules.
+    fragments:
+    - 1123-kubeconfig-remove-behavior.yml
+    - 1173-security-check-workflow.yml
+    - 20260306-k8s_drain-delete-logic-fixes-for-daemonsets.yaml
+    - 20260506-improve_idempotency_for_helm_repository.yaml
+    - 20260611-helm-atomic-helm-v4.yml
+    - 20260612-helm-registry-output-stream.yml
+    - 20260620-add-plugin-keyring-option.yaml
+    - 20260629-helm-force-helm-v4.yml
+    - 6-5-0.yml
+    - fix-openshift-clients-ee-dependency.yaml
+    modules:
+    - description: Generate, update, and optionally write Kubernetes kubeconfig files
+      name: kubeconfig
+      namespace: ''
+    release_date: '2026-07-08'

changelogs/fragments/1123-kubeconfig-remove-behavior.yml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - kubeconfig - add ``remove`` value to the ``behavior`` option, allowing entries to be deleted from the kubeconfig file by name (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1123).

changelogs/fragments/1173-security-check-workflow.yml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-trivial:
-  - ci - add security check workflow to block PRs containing ``.claude/`` or ``.vscode/`` directories (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1173).

changelogs/fragments/20260306-k8s_drain-delete-logic-fixes-for-daemonsets.yaml

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-bugfixes:
-  - k8s_drain - Fix logic for handling pods with local storage to correctly check for empty_dir volumes in replicated pods and pods managed by DaemonSets (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1095).

changelogs/fragments/20260506-improve_idempotency_for_helm_repository.yaml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - helm_repository - correct handling of repository URLs with trailing slashes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1121).

changelogs/fragments/20260611-helm-atomic-helm-v4.yml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - helm - use the ``--rollback-on-failure`` flag instead of the deprecated/removed ``--atomic`` flag when ``atomic=true`` is used with Helm v4 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1144).

changelogs/fragments/20260612-helm-registry-output-stream.yml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - helm_registry_auth - document that, as of Helm 4.2.1, registry success messages such as ``Login Succeeded`` are printed to stdout instead of stderr (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1147).

changelogs/fragments/20260620-add-plugin-keyring-option.yaml

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-minor_changes:
-  - helm_plugin - add ``--keyring`` argument to allow changing the keyring default location. The option is only accepted with ``state=present`` (the ``helm plugin install`` subcommand), as that is the only implemented subcommand that supports ``--keyring`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1150).

changelogs/fragments/20260629-helm-force-helm-v4.yml

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - helm - add the ``server_side`` and ``force_conflicts`` options to control Helm v4 server-side apply when installing or upgrading a release (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1164).
-bugfixes:
-  - helm - use ``--server-side=false --force-replace`` instead of the deprecated/removed ``--force`` flag when ``force=true`` is used with Helm v4, preserving the Helm v3 client-side replacement behaviour and avoiding the server-side apply conflict (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/1164).

changelogs/fragments/fix-openshift-clients-ee-dependency.yaml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - ee - added ``meta/execution-environment.yml`` to decouple ansible-builder EE builds from the ``openshift-clients`` system dependency declared in ``bindep.txt``, which is not available in standard UBI repositories and caused builds to fail with ``No package matches 'openshift-clients'`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/issues/1141).

galaxy.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ tags:
   - openshift
   - okd
   - cluster
-version: 6.4.0
+version: 6.5.0
 build_ignore:
   - .DS_Store
   - "*.tar.gz"