[github.com/gardener/etcd-backup-restore:v0.41.1]

🐛 Bug Fixes

• [OPERATOR] Fix the deadlock issue in snapshotter. by @ishan16696 [#984]
• [OPERATOR] Memory leak issue has been fixed by ensuring the etcd watch client is properly closed. by @ishan16696 [#987]

🏃 Others

• [OPERATOR] Upgrade to golang:1.25.7 in build/Dockerfile by @Shreyas-s14 [#997]
• [OPERATOR] Added the next-cluster-version-compatible flag to embed etcd and helm chart for version compatibility of etcd. by @Shreyas-s14 [#998]

Container (OCI) Images

• etcdbrctl: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/etcdbrctl:v0.41.1