Niccolò Fei

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test(e2e): introduce a common interface for test environment capabilities

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* introducing a common interface for test environment capabilities * avoid running Operator HA test in environments where the operator is deployed with leader election disabled * lifting volume snapshot...

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chore: add support for Release Candidates

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This PR enhances the release process to add support for release candidate (RC) versions. Initially, only the YAML manifest installation method is going to be supported. Closes #4778

chore: fix PATH of Makefile's tools

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Closes #5359

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