Release notes for version 0.4.4

Release date: 25 Oct 2026

• add vm.operator.* helpers to render VictoriaMetrics operator custom resources from chart values: vm.operator.enabled, vm.operator.cr.name, vm.operator.cr.labels, vm.operator.cr.spec, vm.operator.app.spec, vm.operator.service.spec, vm.operator.resource.spec, vm.operator.storage, vm.operator.license, vm.operator.relabel.configs, vm.operator.tls.config, vm.operator.scrape, vm.operator.scrape.spec and vm.operator.scrape.configs (Prometheus-compatible scrape jobs to VMScrapeConfig resources), vm.operator.remote.write, vm.operator.http.endpoint, vm.operator.syslog.spec, vm.operator.data.volume, vm.operator.self.scrape, vm.operator.cluster.component, vm.operator.backup and vm.operator.network.policy. .Values.operator.spec is deep-merged over the generated spec.
• with operator.enabled: true, useLegacyNaming: true now fails since the operator names the objects it creates; leaving useLegacyNaming unset or false resolves to operator naming.