Update Helm release strimzi-kafka-operator to v1.3.0

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Update Helm release strimzi-kafka-operator to v1.3.0
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Package Update Change
strimzi-kafka-operator (source) minor 1.2.0 → 1.3.0

Release Notes

strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator (strimzi-kafka-operator)

v1.3.0

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  • (Early Access) Configurable internal cluster security allows users to configure encryption and authentication on the internal connections within the Apache Kafka cluster.
  • Add support for Kafka 4.2.2
  • Update Kafka Exporter to 1.10.0
  • Support for mounting projected service account tokens into Strimzi-managed Pods
  • The UseConnectBuildWithBuildah feature gate moves to GA stage, is enabled by default without option to be disabled
  • The UseBackgroundPodDeletion feature gate moves to beta stage and is enabled by default.
    If needed, UseBackgroundPodDeletion can be disabled in the feature gates configuration in the Cluster Operator.
  • (Early Access) Integration with cert-manager for issuing certificates.
    While the cert-manager feature is in Early Access it is not recommended for use in production.
  • Updated HTTP Bridge to 1.2.0
  • Add fenced brokers, offline replicas and ISR shrink/expand/failed update panels to the example Kafka Grafana dashboards
Major changes, deprecations, and removals
  • From Strimzi 1.3.0 on, we support only Kubernetes 1.32 and newer.
    Kubernetes 1.30 and 1.31 are not supported anymore.
  • PKCS12 format certificates are deprecated.
    The STRIMZI_PKCS12_KEYSTORE_GENERATION env var will be set to false by default in a future release and then eventually removed completely.
    Once removed, the CA certificate Secrets and User Secrets will only contain certificates in the PEM format.

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