Update dependency fluxcd/flux2 to v2.8.6

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Update dependency fluxcd/flux2 to v2.8.6
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Updated minor release successfully via Homebrew and CLI bootstrapping Proxmox VE K3s Kubernetes cluster.

This MR contains the following updates:

Package Update Change
fluxcd/flux2 patch v2.8.3v2.8.6

Release Notes

fluxcd/flux2 (fluxcd/flux2)

v2.8.6

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Highlights

Flux v2.8.6 is a patch release that includes bug fixes and improvements across helm-controller, image-automation-controller, kustomize-controller, notification-controller, and source-controller. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.

ℹ️ Please follow the Upgrade Procedure for Flux v2.7+ for a smooth upgrade from Flux v2.6 to the latest version.

Fixes:

  • Fix a post-renderer conflict between overlapping hooks and templates (helm-controller)
  • Ignore force replace when server-side apply is enabled (helm-controller)
  • Fix a regression where generic providers would not forward commit status events (notification-controller)
  • Require the audience field on the GCR Receiver secret for tighter verification — will become mandatory in Flux v2.9 (notification-controller)

Improvements:

  • Introduce the MigrateAPIVersion feature gate for migrating the API version of resources in managed field entries (kustomize-controller)
  • Update go-git to v5.18.0 bringing performance improvements for Git operations (source-controller, image-automation-controller)

Components changelog

CLI changelog

Full Changelog: https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/compare/v2.8.5...v2.8.6

v2.8.5

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Highlights

Flux v2.8.5 is a patch release that includes bug fixes and improvements across kustomize-controller, source-controller, and notification-controller. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.

ℹ️ Please follow the Upgrade Procedure for Flux v2.7+ for a smooth upgrade from Flux v2.6 to the latest version.

Fixes:

  • Fix a race condition where a cancelled reconciliation could leave stale data in the cache, causing Kustomizations to get stuck (kustomize-controller)
  • Fix Azure Blob prefix option not being passed to the storage client (source-controller)

Improvements:

  • Improve error message for encrypted SSH keys without password (source-controller)
  • Add optional email and audience fields to the GCR Receiver for tighter verification (notification-controller)
  • Add provider manifest example for Azure Event Hub managed identity authentication (notification-controller)

Components changelog

CLI changelog

Full Changelog: https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/compare/v2.8.4...v2.8.5

v2.8.4

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Highlights

Flux v2.8.4 is a patch release that includes fixes for the Flux CLI. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.

ℹ️ Please follow the Upgrade Procedure for Flux v2.7+ for a smooth upgrade from Flux v2.6 to the latest version.

Fixes:

  • Fix flux build ks and flux diff ks on Windows
  • Fix --source flag validation in create kustomization command

CLI changelog

Full Changelog: https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/compare/v2.8.3...v2.8.4

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