KF Release 1.6 tracking

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This issue will be used to provide high-level updates for the Kubeflow 1.6 release.

• Release Timeline
• Release Team
• Release Board

cc @kubeflow/release-team

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• Docs tracking issue
• WG tracking issues
  • AutoML
  • Training Operator
  • KServe
  • Pipelines
  • Notebook
  • Manifests

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Discussion around dependency versions for 1.6 #2207

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For kfp-tekton project, we want to use kfp-tekton v1.2.1 release for KF v1.6. The update script should be available at https://github.com/kubeflow/manifests/blob/master/hack/sync-kfp-tekton-manifests.sh. Thanks.

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Due to a blocker that was identified last week, we are delaying the release for 2 weeks, with the possibility of another extension. The new feature freeze date is Wednesday, Jun 15th, 2022.

• Tracking issue: Alternative solution to removal of test on optional-test-infra testing#1006
• Email announcement: https://groups.google.com/u/2/g/kubeflow-discuss
• New schedule PR: Update release timeline community#561

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Meeting notes from June 13th release team meeting:

• Dependencies for 1.6

  • Kubernetes 1.22
  • Istio 1.13
  • Cert Manager v1.5.0
  • Knative 1.4
  • Kustomize version (Need to confirm with manifest WG)

• WG branch/tags used for Kubeflow 1.6

  • KFP tekton v1.2.1
  • KFP backend 2.0.0-alpha (Not available yet)
  • Notebook v1.6.0 (Not available yet)
  • KServe 0.9 if available, if not 0.8
  • Katib v0.14.0 (Not available yet)
  • Training-Operators v1.5.0 (Not available yet)

cc @kubeflow/wg-manifests-leads @kimwnasptd

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After checking with all WGs, the release team is delaying the release for 2 more weeks. The new feature freeze date is Wednesday, Jun 29th, 2022.

• Email announcement: https://groups.google.com/g/kubeflow-discuss/c/I4l97HvrGEA/m/227aCe_mCgAJ
• New schedule PR: Update the timeline again for another extension request community#562

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Kubeflow 1.6.0-rc.0 is now available!

• release tag: https://github.com/kubeflow/manifests/releases/tag/v1.6.0-rc.0
• announcement: https://groups.google.com/g/kubeflow-discuss/c/wGZJUpkVVBs/m/-ucjru9RAAAJ