Logging Stack Optimizations: Loki will be upgraded to use the latest store (TSDB) and schema version which perform better than the previous version. The upgrade will be managed for the end user. (782)

Istio Ambient:

• Design completed for ambient opt-in approach (1247)
• Design completed for ambient Layer 4 network restrictions (1028)

CI Improvements:

• Faster CI runs by skipping SBOMs for dev/test scenarios (1168)
• Network restriction testing in CI to validate proper protection around workload ingress/egress (1207)

Miscellaneous:

• Keycloak bugfix for latest kernels (1212)
• Published JSON schemas for developers creating Package and Exemption resources (1263)
• Maintenance updates for images and charts