chore: release 0.8.9

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0.8.9 (2025-11-19)

🧹 Chore

• update license copyright and add cursor to gitignore (#787) (6e33d57)

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request represents an automated release for version 0.8.9 of the OpenFeature Operator. It systematically updates all version references within the project, including the main manifest, changelog, build configurations, Helm chart definitions, and user-facing documentation. This ensures that the project's artifacts and instructions are consistent with the latest release, which incorporates a previous chore to update license copyright and add a cursor to .gitignore.

Highlights

• Version Bump: The project version has been updated to 0.8.9 across all relevant configuration files and documentation.
• Changelog Update: The CHANGELOG.md file has been updated to include the new 0.8.9 release, detailing a chore to update license copyright and add a cursor to `.gitignore.
• Helm Chart and Image Tag Updates: The Helm chart version, application version, and the operator image tag have all been incremented to v0.8.9.
• Documentation Alignment: Installation and quick start documentation have been updated to reference the new v0.8.9 release URLs for kubectl apply and kubectl delete commands.

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Code Review

This pull request contains automated changes for the v0.8.9 release, generated by release-please. The modifications include version bumps in the CHANGELOG.md, Makefile, Helm chart files, and documentation. The changes are consistent with a standard release process and appear to be correct. I have no issues to report.