June 2026 Monthly Summary for redhat-openshift-ecosystem/certified-operators. Major bugs fixed: None reported this month. Focus was on retiring obsolete operator version to simplify the catalog and reduce maintenance overhead. Key features delivered: - Deprecated and removed k10-kasten-operator-rhmp 8.5.12 from the certified-operators repository, including associated Kubernetes manifests and configurations. - Cleaned up catalog to prevent stale resources and conflicts with newer operator versions. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Streamlined the operator catalog to a supported, modern stack, enabling faster upgrades and reduced total cost of ownership (TCO) for users. - Improved stability by eliminating deprecated code paths and obsolete manifests, reducing potential conflicts during deployments. - Clear traceability of changes via well-documented commits and collaboration across team members. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Kubernetes operator lifecycle management, manifest cleanup, and version governance - Git-based change management and traceability (commit 8f35a88574899bf5e17ecbb51f4cdc96b0d992a7) - Collaboration and code review practices (co-authored commit)