Release of `v20.0.0-RC2`

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This release is scheduled for Thu 6 Jun 2024 The release of vitess-operator v2.13.0-RC2 is also planned

Prerequisites

• [ ] General prerequisites.
  • [ ] Be part of the Release team in the vitessio GitHub organization, here.
  • [ ] Be an admin of the planetscale/vitess-operator repository.
  • [ ] Have access to Vitess' Java repository and have it working locally, guide here.
  • [ ] Have vitessio/vitess and planetscale/vitess-operator cloned in the same parent directory.
• [ ] Notify the community on Slack.
• [ ] Make sure the release notes summary is prepared and clean.
• Make sure important Pull Requests are merged, list below.
• Make sure release blocker Issues are closed, list below.

Pre-Release

• [ ] Code Freeze.
• [ ] Create Release PR.
• [ ] Update vitess-operator Golang version.

Release

• [ ] Merge the Release PR.
• [ ] Tag the release.
• [ ] Create vitess-operator Release PR.
• [ ] Manual update of vitess-operator test code.
• [ ] Update release notes on main.
• [ ] Go back to dev mode on the release branch.
• [ ] Update the website documentation.
• [ ] Make sure the release is benchmarked by arewefastyet.
• [ ] Docker Images available on DockerHub.

Post-Release

• [ ] Notify the community on Slack for the new release.
• [ ] Twitter announcement.
• [ ] Close this Issue.