OCPBUGS-85577: Update external-dns image from 1.1.0-3 to 1.2.1

[bryan-cox]

Summary

• Update the hardcoded ExternalDNS image from tag 1.1.0-3 (December 2022) to 1.2.1 (April 2026)
• The previous image was ~3.5 years behind the latest available version

Description

The ExternalDNSImage constant in cmd/install/install.go pins a specific digest of registry.redhat.io/edo/external-dns-rhel8. The old digest corresponded to tag 1.1.0-3, published December 2022. The new digest corresponds to tag 1.2.1, the latest available version.

Note: all available versions remain amd64-only — the existing TODO for multi-arch/Arm support (NE-1298) is unchanged.

Test plan

• Verify go build ./cmd/install/... passes
• Verify unit tests pass
• Confirm the new digest resolves correctly: skopeo inspect docker://registry.redhat.io/edo/external-dns-rhel8@sha256:9f60c682b44497d9736a04991c0d2b3485d477f6c89a87c4a44a211a3d1f3cd4

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Updated the external-dns image reference to version 1.2.1.

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• expected the bug to target the "5.0.0" version, but no target version was set

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Summary

• Update the hardcoded ExternalDNS image from tag 1.1.0-3 (December 2022) to 1.2.1 (April 2026)
• The previous image was ~3.5 years behind the latest available version

Description

The ExternalDNSImage constant in cmd/install/install.go pins a specific digest of registry.redhat.io/edo/external-dns-rhel8. The old digest corresponded to tag 1.1.0-3, published December 2022. The new digest corresponds to tag 1.2.1, the latest available version.

Note: all available versions remain amd64-only — the existing TODO for multi-arch/Arm support (NE-1298) is unchanged.

Test plan

• Verify go build ./cmd/install/... passes
• Verify unit tests pass
• Confirm the new digest resolves correctly: skopeo inspect docker://registry.redhat.io/edo/external-dns-rhel8@sha256:9f60c682b44497d9736a04991c0d2b3485d477f6c89a87c4a44a211a3d1f3cd4

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Walkthrough

The ExternalDNSImage constant in the installer was updated to reference a new image digest for external-dns RHEL8. The image digest was changed from the 1.1.0-3 version (hash: 638fb6b5...f1b4b9) to the 1.2.1 version (hash: 9f60c682...f3cd4). The corresponding comment documenting the image source was also updated to reflect the new version. No changes were made to installer logic or functionality.

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✅ Passed checks (12 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately describes the main change: updating the external-dns image constant from version 1.1.0-3 to 1.2.1, which matches the single file change in cmd/install/install.go.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Stable And Deterministic Test Names	✅ Passed	PR does not introduce Ginkgo tests. The repository does not use Ginkgo - it uses standard Go testing with gomega assertions. The PR only updates the ExternalDNSImage constant. Check is not applicable.
Test Structure And Quality	✅ Passed	PR contains no Ginkgo test code. Tests use standard Go testing.T with Gomega assertions, not Ginkgo. Custom check requests Ginkgo code review and is not applicable.
Microshift Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	No new Ginkgo e2e tests are added. The PR only updates the ExternalDNSImage constant digest in cmd/install/install.go. The MicroShift Test Compatibility check is not applicable.
Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	No new Ginkgo e2e tests added. PR only updates ExternalDNSImage constant in cmd/install/install.go. SNO test compatibility check is not applicable.
Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility	✅ Passed	PR updates ExternalDNSImage digest constant only. No scheduling constraints, deployment manifests, or controller logic modified. Change not applicable to topology-aware scheduling checks.
Ote Binary Stdout Contract	✅ Passed	PR only updates ExternalDNSImage constant digest in a library package. No process-level functions (main, init, TestMain, etc.) modified. No stdout writes added. Change is safe.
Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	No new Ginkgo e2e tests are added in this PR. The PR only updates the ExternalDNSImage constant in cmd/install/install.go from digest 1.1.0-3 to 1.2.1. The check is not applicable.

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@bryan-cox: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-85577, which is valid. The bug has been moved to the POST state.

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• bug is open, matching expected state (open)
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@bryan-cox: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-85577, which is valid.

3 validation(s) were run on this bug

• bug is open, matching expected state (open)
• bug target version (5.0.0) matches configured target version for branch (5.0.0)
• bug is in the state POST, which is one of the valid states (NEW, ASSIGNED, POST)

Details

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Summary

• Update the hardcoded ExternalDNS image from tag 1.1.0-3 (December 2022) to 1.2.1 (April 2026)
• The previous image was ~3.5 years behind the latest available version

Description

The ExternalDNSImage constant in cmd/install/install.go pins a specific digest of registry.redhat.io/edo/external-dns-rhel8. The old digest corresponded to tag 1.1.0-3, published December 2022. The new digest corresponds to tag 1.2.1, the latest available version.

Note: all available versions remain amd64-only — the existing TODO for multi-arch/Arm support (NE-1298) is unchanged.

Test plan

• Verify go build ./cmd/install/... passes
• Verify unit tests pass
• Confirm the new digest resolves correctly: skopeo inspect docker://registry.redhat.io/edo/external-dns-rhel8@sha256:9f60c682b44497d9736a04991c0d2b3485d477f6c89a87c4a44a211a3d1f3cd4

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
• Updated the external-dns image reference to version 1.2.1.

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 40.00%. Comparing base (1eddaf8) to head (1d3015c).
⚠️ Report is 10 commits behind head on main.

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