Flux v2.9.6

Changes

• ~Source-controller v1.9.6changed
• ~Kustomize-controller v1.9.6changed
• ~Helm-controller v1.6.5changed
• ~[release/v2.9.x] Format reproducible created timestamp in UTCchanged
• ~Update toolkit componentschanged
• +Stop reapplying chart CRDs on upgrades when using server-side apply with the default Create policy (helm-controller)added
• +Recover HelmReleases stranded with a drifted Ready=Unknown condition after a failed status patch (helm-controller)added
• +Ignore NotFound when deleting the HelmChart (helm-controller)added
• +Normalize Azure Blob listing ETags so unchanged containers are not re-downloaded on every reconcile (source-controller)added
• +Evict stale Helm repository index entries from the cache to avoid "Cache is full" errors (source-controller)added
• +Extend SOPS decryption error redaction to spec.postBuild.substituteFrom values (kustomize-controller)added
• +Add the opt-in DisableCommitStatusEvent feature gate (kustomize-controller)added