Changes and Releases

Updates on Giant Swarm workload cluster releases, apps, UI improvements and documentation changes.

• Jul 23, 2026 Developer Portal backstage v0.167.8

  Changed

  • (deps) Update yarn to v4.17.1 in #1983 by @renovate[bot]

  Full Changelog: https://github.com/giantswarm/backstage/compare/v0.167.7...v0.167.8

• Jul 22, 2026 Fleet Management kubectl-gs v5.7.2

  Fixed

  • krew archives now include the LICENSE file, so validate-krew-manifest accepts the gs plugin release.
• Jul 22, 2026 Fleet Management kubectl-gs v5.7.1

  Fixed

  • krew install of the gs plugin: releases again publish .tar.gz archives (kubectl-gs-<tag>-<os>-<arch>.tar.gz) for every platform and the krew manifest references them.
• Jul 22, 2026 Developer Portal backstage v0.167.7

  Fixed

  • (muster) Address Tool Explorer bui migration review in #1980 by @marians

  Full Changelog: https://github.com/giantswarm/backstage/compare/v0.167.6...v0.167.7

• Jul 22, 2026 Developer Portal backstage v0.167.6

  Changed

  • Sync CLAUDE.md custom plugin overview with reality in #1981 by @marians

  Full Changelog: https://github.com/giantswarm/backstage/compare/v0.167.5...v0.167.6

• Jul 22, 2026 Developer Portal backstage v0.167.5

  Changed

  • (muster) Migrate Tool Explorer to bui in #1979 by @marians

  Full Changelog: https://github.com/giantswarm/backstage/compare/v0.167.4...v0.167.5

• Jul 22, 2026 Developer Portal backstage v0.167.4

  Changed

  • (muster) Migrate DisclosureAccordion to bui (@backstage/ui) in #1977 by @marians

  Full Changelog: https://github.com/giantswarm/backstage/compare/v0.167.3...v0.167.4

• Jul 22, 2026 Developer Portal backstage v0.167.3

  Changed

  • (gs) Migrate SimpleAccordion to bui (@backstage/ui) (#1976) [skip ci] in #1976 by @marians
  • (gs) Migrate WorkloadDetailsPane to bui (@backstage/ui) in #1978 by @marians

  Full Changelog: https://github.com/giantswarm/backstage/compare/v0.167.2...v0.167.3

• Jul 22, 2026 Connectivity external-dns-crossplane-resources v0.4.0

  Added

  • Add configurable serviceAccount.name/serviceAccount.namespace and azure.mountPath values.

  Changed

  • Scope AWS values under aws.*. Root-level values remain supported as a fallback for backward compatibility.
  • Templatize hardcoded resource, service account and tag values.
  • Scope the IAM trust policy to the exact serviceAccount subject instead of a wildcard match.
  • Enable Azure Workload Identity for the azure provider in addition to aks.
  • Update chart metadata to reflect Azure support.

  Removed

  • Remove unused baseDomain value.
• Jul 22, 2026 Security starboard-exporter v1.1.6

  Fixed

  • (deps) Update module github.com/go-logr/logr to v1.4.4 in #597 by @renovate[bot]

  Full Changelog: https://github.com/giantswarm/starboard-exporter/compare/v1.1.5...v1.1.6

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