This is a meta issue that will be linked to issues fixed/PRs merged for the upcoming 2025.10.2 release

Updating to the pre-release image:

ghcr.io/goauthentik/server:gh-version-2025.10

Release manager tasks:

• [major] Verify what is Preview, Beta, GA, etc and make sure all banners, docs, marketing collateral align (pricing page, comparison, etc.)

• [major,minor] Cherry-pick commits from main onto branch

• [all] Run the [Release - Tag new version](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/actions/workflows/release-tag.yml) action and wait for it to finish. It will create a draft release

• [all] Check that the draft release is correct and publish it. Only tick “Set latest version” if applicable.

• [major,minor] Merge the version bump PR in the [version repo](https://github.com/goauthentik/version/)

• [major,minor] Merge the version bump PR in the [Helm repo](https://github.com/goauthentik/helm)

• [major,minor] Check if a terraform provider release needs to be made

  (Only required when API changes were made)

• [major] Check if website/general marketing updates are required