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-name: Kubewarden Release
-title: "Kubewarden <VERSION> release"
-description: Issue with all the items needed to release a new version of Kubewarden
-projects: ["kubewarden/6"]
-labels: ["kind/chore"]
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-body:
-  - type: markdown
-    attributes:
-      value: |
-        This issue tracks the release of a new version of Kubewarden. 
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: Checklist
-      description: Base checklist for the release process. Please, add or remove items as needed.
-      value: |
-        This issue tracks the release of a new version of Kubewarden. Please follow the checklist below to ensure a smooth release process.
-        - [ ] Bump policy server version in the `Cargo.toml`.
-        - [ ] Policy Server CI is green
-        - [ ] Tag policy server
-        - [ ] Bump kwctl version in the `Cargo.toml`
-        - [ ] Kwctl CI is green
-        - [ ] Tag kwctl
-        - [ ] Controller CI is green
-        - [ ] Tag controller
-        - [ ] Audit scanner code is using the correct version of the kubewarden-controller package
-        - [ ] Audit scanner CI is green
-        - [ ] Tag audit scanner
-        - [ ] Check if the Helm chart repository CI open a PR updating the Helm charts with the correct changes.
-          - [ ] Check if the `kubewarden-controller`, `kubewarden-defaults` and `kubewarden-crds` chart versions are correctly bumped
-          - [ ] Check if kubewarden-controller, kubewarden-defaults and kubewarden-crds charts have the same `appVersion`
-          - [ ] Check if CI for the Helm chart PR is green. If so, merge it.
-        - [ ] Write and release the blog post about the release