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…-pg#4832) Closes cloudnative-pg#4823 Signed-off-by: Gabriele Bartolini <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Marco Nenciarini <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jaime Silvela <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Niccolò Fei <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Marco Nenciarini <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
@@ -48,12 +48,11 @@ body:
       label: Version
       description: What is the version of CloudNativePG you are running?
       options:
-        - 1.23.1
-        - 1.22.3
-        - 1.21.5
+        - 1.23.2
+        - 1.22.4
         - trunk (main)
+        - older in 1.23.x
         - older in 1.22.x
-        - older in 1.21.x
         - older minor (unsupported)
     validations:
       required: true

diff --git a/docs/src/release_notes.md b/docs/src/release_notes.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 History of user-visible changes for CloudNativePG, classified for each minor release.
 
+<!-- - [CloudNativePG 1.24](release_notes/v1.24.md) -->
 - [CloudNativePG 1.23](release_notes/v1.23.md)
 - [CloudNativePG 1.22](release_notes/v1.22.md)
 - [CloudNativePG 1.21](release_notes/v1.21.md)

diff --git a/docs/src/release_notes/v1.21.md b/docs/src/release_notes/v1.21.md
@@ -6,16 +6,82 @@ For a complete list of changes, please refer to the
 [commits](https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/commits/release-1.21)
 on the release branch in GitHub.
 
-## Version 1.21.5
+## Version 1.21.6
 
-**Release date:** Apr 24, 2024
+**Release date:** Jun 12, 2024
 
 !!! Warning
-    Version 1.21 is approaching its End-of-Life (EOL) on May 24, 2024.
-    If you haven't already, please begin planning for an upgrade promptly to
-    ensure continued support and security.
+    This is expected to be the last release in the 1.21.X series.
+    Users are encouraged to update to a newer minor version soon.
+
+### Enhancements:
+
+- Enabled configuration of standby-sensitive parameters during recovery using a
+  physical backup (#4564)
+
+- Enabled the configuration of the liveness probe timeout via the
+  `.spec.livenessProbeTimeout` option (#4719)
+
+- `cnpg` plugin for `kubectl`:
+
+    - Enhanced support for ANSI colors in the plugin by adding the `--color`
+      option, which accepts `always`, `never`, and `auto` (default) as values
+      (#4775)
+    - The plugin is now available on Homebrew for macOS users (#4602)
+
+### Fixes:
+
+- Prevented fenced instances from entering an unnecessary loop and consuming
+  all available CPU (#4625)
+
+- Resolved an issue where the instance manager on the primary would
+  indefinitely wait for the instance to start after encountering a failure
+  following a stop operation (#4434)
+
+- Fixed an issue where the interaction between `hot_standby_feedback` and
+  managed cluster-level replication slots was preventing the autovacuum from
+  operating correctly; this issue was causing disk space to remain occupied by
+  dead tuples (#4811)
+
+- Fixed a panic in the backup controller that occurred when pod container
+  statuses were missing (#4765)
+
+- Prevented unnecessary shutdown of the instance manager (#4670)
+
+- Prevented unnecessary reloads of PostgreSQL configuration when unchanged (#4531)
+
+- Prevented unnecessary reloads of the ident map by ensuring a consistent and
+  unique method of writing its content (#4648)
+
+- Avoided conflicts during phase registration by patching the status of the
+  resource instead of updating it (#4637)
+
+- Implemented a timeout when restarting PostgreSQL and lifting fencing (#4504)
+
+- Ensured that a replica cluster is restarted after promotion to properly set
+  the archive mode (#4399)
+
+- Removed an unneeded concurrent keep-alive routine that was causing random
+  failures in volume snapshot backups (#4768)
+
+- Ensured correct parsing of the additional rows field returned when the
+  `pgaudit.log_rows` option was enabled, preventing audit logs from being
+  incorrectly routed to the normal log stream (#4394)
+
+- `cnpg` plugin for `kubectl`:
+
+    - Resolved an issue with listing PDBs using the `cnpg status` command (#4530)
+
+### Changes
+
+- Default operand image set to PostgreSQL 16.3 (#4584)
+- Removed all RBAC requirements on namespace objects (#4753)
+
+## Version 1.21.5
+
+**Release date:** Apr 24, 2024
 
-Enhancements:
+### Enhancements:
 
 - Users can now configure the `wal_log_hints` PostgreSQL parameter (#4218)
   (#4218)
@@ -26,7 +92,7 @@ Enhancements:
 - Error detection when invoking `barman-cloud-wal-restore` in `recovery`
   bootstrap (#4101)
 
-Fixes:
+### Fixes:
 
 - Ensured that before a switchover, the elected replica is in streaming
   replication (#4288)
@@ -43,7 +109,7 @@ Fixes:
     - Gracefully handle databases with no sequences in `sync-sequences` command
       (#4346)
 
-Changes:
+### Changes:
 
 - The Grafana dashboard now resides at
   https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/grafana-dashboards (#4154)
@@ -102,7 +168,7 @@ Changes:
 
 **Release date:** Feb 2, 2024
 
-Enhancements:
+### Enhancements:
 
 - Tailor ephemeral volume storage in a Postgres cluster using a claim template
   through the `ephemeralVolumeSource` option (#3678)
@@ -113,7 +179,7 @@ Enhancements:
 - Allow customization of PostgreSQL's ident map file via the
   `.spec.postgresql.pg_ident` stanza, through a list of user name maps (#3534)
 
-Fixes:
+### Fixes:
 
 - Prevent an unrecoverable issue with `pg_rewind` failing due to
   `postgresql.auto.conf` being read-only on clusters where the `ALTER SYSTEM`
@@ -133,15 +199,15 @@ Fixes:
 
 **Release date:** Dec 21, 2023
 
-Security:
+### Security:
 
 - By default, TLSv1.3 is now enforced on all PostgreSQL 12 or higher
   installations. Additionally, users can configure the `ssl_ciphers`,
   `ssl_min_protocol_version`, and `ssl_max_protocol_version` GUCs (#3408).
 - Integration of Docker image scanning with Dockle and Snyk to enhance security
   measures (#3300).
 
-Enhancements:
+### Enhancements:
 
 - Improved reconciliation of external clusters (#3533).
 - Introduction of the ability to enable/disable the `ALTER SYSTEM` command (#3535).
@@ -162,7 +228,7 @@ Enhancements:
     - Addition of the `cnpg.io/podRole` label with a value of 'pooler' to every
       pooler deployment, differentiating them from instance pods (#3396).
 
-Fixes:
+### Fixes:
 
 - Reconciliation of metadata, annotations, and labels of `PodDisruptionBudget`
   resources (#3312 and #3434).
@@ -181,15 +247,15 @@ Fixes:
     - Reconciliation of the service of a `Pooler` and addition of the required labels (#3349).
     - Extension of `Pooler` labels to the deployment as well, not just the pods (#3350).
 
-Changes:
+### Changes:
 
 - Default operand image set to PostgreSQL 16.1 (#3270).
 
 ## Version 1.21.1
 
 **Release date:** Nov 3, 2023
 
-Enhancements:
+### Enhancements:
 
 - Introduce support for online/hot backups with volume snapshots by using the
   PostgreSQL API for physical online base backups. Default configuration for
@@ -212,7 +278,7 @@ Enhancements:
 - Allow the configuration of `max_prepared_statements` with the pgBouncer
   `Pooler` resource (#3174)
 
-Fixes:
+### Fixes:
 
 - Suspend WAL archiving during a switchover and resume it when it is completed
   (#3227)
@@ -224,15 +290,15 @@ Fixes:
 - Reduce the number of labels in `VolumeSnapshots` resources and render them
   into more appropriate annotations (#3151)
 
-Changes:
+### Changes:
 
 - Volume snapshot backups, introduced in 1.21.0, are now online/hot by default;
   in order to restore offline/cold backups set `.spec.backup.volumeSnapshot` to
   `false`
 - Stop using the `postgresql.auto.conf` file inside PGDATA to control Postgres
   replication settings, and replace it with a file named `override.conf` (#2812)
 
-Technical enhancements:
+### Technical enhancements:
 
 - Use extended query protocol for PostgreSQL in the instance manager (#3152)
 
@@ -247,7 +313,7 @@ Technical enhancements:
     carefully read the "Important Changes" section below, as well as the
     [upgrade documentation](../installation_upgrade.md).
 
-Features:
+### Features:
 
 - **Volume Snapshot support for backup and recovery:** leverage the standard
   Kubernetes API on Volume Snapshots to take advantage of capabilities like
@@ -260,7 +326,7 @@ Features:
   through the *stable* channel. Many thanks to EDB for donating the bundle of
   their "EDB Postgres for Kubernetes" operator and adapting it for CloudNativePG.
 
-Important Changes:
+### Important Changes:
 
 - Change the default value of `stopDelay` to 1800 seconds instead of 30 seconds
   (#2848)
@@ -279,11 +345,11 @@ Important Changes:
 - Stop supporting the `postgresql` label - replaced by `cnpg.io/cluster` in
   1.18 (#2744)
 
-Security:
+### Security:
 
 - Add a default `seccompProfile` to the operator deployment (#2926)
 
-Enhancements:
+### Enhancements:
 
 - Enable bootstrap of a replica cluster from a consistent set of volume
   snapshots (#2647)
@@ -306,7 +372,7 @@ Enhancements:
 - Add primary timestamp and uptime to the kubectl plugin's `status` command
   (#2953)
 
-Fixes:
+### Fixes:
 
 - Ensure that the primary instance is always recreated first by prioritizing
   ready PVCs with a primary role (#2544)
@@ -340,7 +406,7 @@ Fixes:
       Grafana dashboard
     - Enforce `standard_conforming_strings` in metric collection (#2888)
 
-Changes:
+### Changes:
 
 - Set the default operand image to PostgreSQL 16.0
 - Fencing now uses PostgreSQL's fast shutdown instead of smart shutdown to halt
@@ -354,7 +420,7 @@ Changes:
 - Add the `cnpg.io/instanceRole` label while deprecating the existing `role`
   label (#2915)
 
-Technical enhancements:
+### Technical enhancements:
 
 - Replace `k8s-api-docgen` with `gen-crd-api-reference-docs` to automatically
   build the API reference documentation (#2606)