Release 0.16.4

[maayanf24]

Scheduled release date: TBD

This is a tracker to aggregate issues that should be part of 0.16.4.
Please add specific Issues or PRs prefixed with the "Depends on" keyword
(and remember that PRs need to be backported to the release-0.16 branch).

Depends on submariner-io/submariner-operator#2970
Depends on submariner-io/shipyard#1563
Depends on submariner-io/lighthouse#1529
Depends on submariner-io/subctl#1089
Depends on submariner-io/submariner-operator#2979
Depends on submariner-io/lighthouse#1488
Depends on submariner-io/lighthouse#1536
Depends on submariner-io/shipyard#1563
Depends on submariner-io/submariner-operator#3040 (needs backport)
Depends on submariner-io/submariner-operator#3048
Depends on submariner-io/subctl#1114 (needs backport)

Make sure to follow the manual steps listed below before starting the release process.

Manual Steps

For detailed information regarding each step, please check: https://submariner.io/development/building-testing/ci-maintenance/

• Custom GitHub Actions
• GitHub Actions
• Kubernetes Versions
• (For branches before 0.16) Shipyard Base Image Software
• Shipyard Linting Image Software
• (For rc0 release only) Start release x+1-m0 once the rc0 release is done

[github-actions]

This PR/issue depends on:

• Bump helm from 3.11.3 to 3.14.1 for CVE-2024-25620 submariner-operator#2970
• Bump helm from 3.12.3 to 3.14.1 for CVE-2024-25620 shipyard#1563
• Automated backport of #1521: Add cluster name to aggregated SI status on local SI creation lighthouse#1529
• Update protobuf to 1.33.0 for GO-2024-2611 subctl#1089
• Ignore helm CVE-2024-25620 submariner-operator#2979
• Bump the github-actions group with 3 updates lighthouse#1488
• Update protobuf to 1.33.0 for GO-2024-2611 lighthouse#1536
• Reduce RBAC permissions for the various components submariner-operator#3040
• Automated backport of #3042: Restrict route agent secret access submariner-operator#3048
• Bump submariner-operator for RBAC updates subctl#1114
  By Dependent Issues (🤖). Happy coding!

[maayanf24]

Released: https://github.com/submariner-io/releases/releases