This Issue tracks the next ESO release. Please follow the guideline below. If anything is missing or unclear, please add a comment to this issue so this can be improved after the release.

Preparation Tasks

• ask in #external-secrets-dev if we're ready for a release cut-off or if something needs to get urgently in (https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/C047LA9MUPJ/p1766145123339969)
• docs: stability & support page is up to date
  • version table
  • Provider Stability and Support table
  • Provider Feature Support table
• docs: update roadmap page
• tidy up Project Board
  • move issues to next milestone
  • close milestone

Release Execution

• Follow the Release Process guide

After Release Tasks

• Announce release on #external-secrets in Slack