Release v25.10.9-beta.1

Release Checklist

[ ] Network-operator related component versions in Helm chart are up to date. (otherwise, submit PR to update)
- [ ] node-feature-discovery
- [ ] SR-IOV Network Operator
- [ ] Verify that new versions of operator, configdaemon and webhooks components are compatible
- [ ] Use latest releases of sriovcni and ibsriovcni
- [ ] Manifest related component default versions
[ ] Example folder is up to date (otherwise submit PR to update)
[ ] Update network-operator Helm Chart.yaml with the release version (appVersion, version fields)
```
   > ./scripts/releases/prepare-release.sh v0.1.2 "Jane Doe <jane.doe@example.com>"
```
- [ ] Ensure Helm CI is passing on updated Chart.
[ ] Create a new github release
- [ ] Release title: vx.y.z, Release description: Changelog from this issue
- [ ] Release artifacts for current release

[ ] Update gh-pages branch using the script

   > ./scripts/releases/update-gh-pages.sh -p <remote_fork> network-operator-0.1.2.tgz

Or do it manually:

[ ] Create Helm package (master branch on release tag commit):
```
> helm package deployment/network-operator
```
[ ] Place Helm package under gh-pages branch in release dir

[ ] Update index.yaml file under gh-pages branch in release dir:

> # assuming we are under release dir
> mkdir tmpdir; cp <helm-package.tgz> ./tmpdir
> helm repo index ./tmpdir --url https://mellanox.github.io/network-operator/release --merge ./index.yaml
> mv -f ./tmpdir/index.yaml ./; rm -rf ./tmpdir

[ ] Push to remote:

> git add <helm .tgz package> <release/index.yaml> <README.md>
> git commit -s -m "Release Network-Operator vx.y.z"
> git push ...

After that:

[ ] Update gh-pages branch README.md with deployment/README.md from master branch (on release tag commit)
[ ] Submit PR against gh-pages branch

Mellanox / network-operator

Release v25.10.9-beta.1 #938

Release Checklist

Changelog

New Features

Bug Fixes

Known Limitations