Merge pull request #1282 from fluxcd/release-v1.8.3

Release v1.8.3

Author: matheuscscp

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
 
+## 1.8.3
+
+**Release date:** 2026-04-07
+
+This patch release adds optional `email` and `audience` fields to the GCR
+Receiver for tighter verification, and includes a provider manifest example
+for Azure Event Hub managed identity authentication.
+
+Improvements:
+- Refactor GCR Receiver
+  [#1279](https://github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/pull/1279)
+- Add provider manifest example for Azure Event Hub managed identity auth
+  [#1275](https://github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/pull/1275)
+
 ## 1.8.2
 
 **Release date:** 2026-03-12

config/manager/kustomization.yaml

@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ resources:
 images:
   - name: fluxcd/notification-controller
     newName: fluxcd/notification-controller
-    newTag: v1.8.2
+    newTag: v1.8.3

go.mod

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/chainguard-dev/git-urls v1.0.2
 	github.com/elazarl/goproxy v1.8.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/cli-utils v0.37.2-flux.1
-	github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/api v1.8.2
+	github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/api v1.8.3
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.24.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v1.25.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/auth v0.38.4