grafana/grafana-operator v5.23.0 on GitHub

We're happy to announce version 5.23.0 of the Grafana Operator!

This release contains fixes for a bunch of long standing issues as well as quality-of-live improvements. It also bumps the default Grafana version to 13.0.1. Note that existing instances will not be updated automatically. To update them, modify the value of .spec.version.

Upgrade instructions

Using Helm

# Upgrade the operator image & deployment
helm upgrade -i grafana-operator oci://ghcr.io/grafana/helm-charts/grafana-operator --version 5.23.0
# Upgrading CRDs
kubectl apply --server-side --force-conflicts -f https://github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/releases/download/v5.23.0/crds.yaml

Using kubectl

# Namespace Scope
kubectl replace -f https://github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/releases/download/v5.23.0/kustomize-namespace_scoped.yaml
# Cluster Scope
kubectl replace -f https://github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/releases/download/v5.23.0/kustomize-cluster_scoped.yaml

Using kustomize

flux pull artifact oci://ghcr.io/grafana/kustomize/grafana-operator:v5.23.0 --output ./grafana-operator/

Using OLM

Releases are published to operatorhub.io as well as the OpenShift Operator Catalog. Depending on the installation, existing installations will either upgrade automatically or require approval from an administrator.

What's Changed

Features

feat(Grafana): Update Grafana Deployment when referenced Secret or Configmap contents change by @vignesh-codes in #2525
feat(OLM): make leader election optional by @raks-tt in #2661
feat: feature flag api by @theSuess in #2695
feat(helm): allow setting ipFamilyPolicy by @sebhoss in #2697
feat: disable gzip compression in grafana >= 13 by @theSuess in #2714

Fixes

fix(helm): namespaceScope RBAC (avoid ClusterRole) by @peterbueschel in #2595
chore(deps): update dependency autoprefixer to ^10.5.0 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2650
fix: make tenantNamespace optional by @theSuess in #2665
fix(grafana): do not propagate applyset labels to child resources by @weisdd in #2666
chore(ContactPoint): Remove always false check for skipping updates by @Baarsgaard in #2670
fix: only cache contents on successful apply by @theSuess in #2668
fix: limit gvr resolving to correct kind by @theSuess in #2674
fix(cache): handle corrupted cache by @weisdd in #2684
fix(controllers): incorrect matchExpressions (DoesNotExist / NotIn) handling for instances with no labels by @immanuwell in #2704

Dependencies

chore(deps): update module google.golang.org/grpc to v1.79.3 [security] by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2591
fix(deps): update module github.com/go-openapi/strfmt to v0.26.1 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2589
fix(deps): update module k8s.io/apimachinery to v0.35.3 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2592
fix(deps): update kubernetes monorepo to v0.35.3 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2598
fix(deps): update module k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver to v0.35.3 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2599
chore(deps): lock file maintenance by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2600
fix(deps): update module github.com/google/go-jsonnet to v0.22.0 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2603
fix(deps): update github.com/grafana/grafana-openapi-client-go digest to ee77c4f by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2615
chore(deps): update docker.io/grafana/grafana docker tag to v12.4.2 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2606
fix(deps): update module github.com/itchyny/gojq to v0.12.19 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2620
fix(deps): update module github.com/alecthomas/kong to v1.15.0 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2621
chore(deps): update dependency postcss to ^8.5.8 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2631
chore(deps): update fluxcd/flux2 action to v2.8.5 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2630
fix(deps): update module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go to v0.42.0 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2634
chore(deps): update docker.io/grafana/grafana docker tag to v13 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2649
fix(deps): update kubernetes monorepo to v0.35.4 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2648
chore(deps): update docker.io/grafana/grafana docker tag to v13.0.1 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2654
grouping renovate PRs by @nissessenap in #2640
chore(deps): update dependency postcss to ^8.5.9 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2657
chore(deps): lock file maintenance by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2613
fix(deps): update github.com/grafana/grafana-openapi-client-go digest to 5b95bb1 - abandoned by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2637
chore(deps): update dependency postcss to ^8.5.10 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2669
chore(deps): update grafana/shared-workflows/get-vault-secrets action to v1.3.2 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2682
chore(deps): update dependency postcss to ^8.5.13 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2685
fix(deps): update module github.com/go-openapi/runtime to v0.29.5 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2687
chore(deps): update dependency kubernetes-sigs/controller-tools to v0.21.0 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2691
fix(deps): update module sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime to v0.24.1 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2700
fix(deps): update kubernetes monorepo to v0.36.1 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2702
fix(deps): update module github.com/go-openapi/runtime to v0.30.0 by @renovate-sh-app[bot] in #2706

Documentation

chore(docs): remove inaccurate reference to v5.20.0 and and note by @weisdd in #2619
docs: clarify AI policy for first time contributors by @theSuess in #2653
chore: release 5.23.0 by @theSuess in #2713

Other Changes

chore(workflows): deprecate trivy by @weisdd in #2597
chore(Make): Take ENVTEST and ENVTEST_K8S versions from go.mod by @Baarsgaard in #2612
chore(Renovate): Auto update Grafana version everywhere by @Baarsgaard in #2608
chore(Make): Simplify manifests target by @Baarsgaard in #2611
chore(controllers): simplify indexing tests by @weisdd in #2622
chore(controllers): simplify indexing tests 2 by @weisdd in #2624
chore(api): simplify indexing 3 by @weisdd in #2625
chore(go): bump to 1.26.2 by @weisdd in #2633
chore(codeowners): move Edvin to emeritus by @weisdd in #2643
chore(deps): move some dep updates from 2660 by @weisdd in #2672
chore(renovate): ungroup gomod updates by @weisdd in #2671
chore(deps): move remaining dep updates from 2660 and fix related code by @weisdd in #2673
chore(metrics): remove unused metrics by @weisdd in #2683
chore(go): bump to 1.26.3 by @weisdd in #2689
chore(renovate): disable npm manager by @weisdd in #2688
ci: use github-app-token-broker for GH app access by @theSuess in #2707
fix: OLM deployment of operator unable to reconcile Grafana when using kube auth by @ThisIsntTheWay in #2709

New Contributors

@peterbueschel made their first contribution in #2595
@raks-tt made their first contribution in #2661
@ThisIsntTheWay made their first contribution in #2709
@immanuwell made their first contribution in #2704

Full Changelog: v5.22.2...v5.23.0