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Update Envoy Gateway dependency to v1.6.4 and regenerate gateway API resources. Adapts to upstream API rename: - ProviderTypeKubernetes -> EnvoyProxyProviderTypeKubernetes
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Summary
gateway_api_resources.yamlfrom updated helm chartProviderTypeKubernetes→EnvoyProxyProviderTypeKubernetesContext
Envoy Gateway v1.5 reached EOL on 2026/02/13. v1.6 maintains the same Kubernetes floor (v1.30) as v1.5, making it a safer upgrade path than v1.7 (which raises the floor to v1.32).
Per the compatibility matrix, v1.6.4 requires:
v1.6 EOL: 2026/05/13. See also the v1.7 upgrade PR (#4534) for discussion on the next jump.
Companion PRs
Envoy Gateway v1.6 behavioral changes
These are upstream Envoy Gateway changes that may affect user-facing behavior:
[h2, http/1.1]when not explicitly configured. Users relying on implicit HTTP/1.1-only backend connections may see different behavior.enforcingConsecutiveGatewayFailureis now automatically set to 100, which may change outlier detection behavior for users who relied on the previous default.Full release notes: v1.6
Test plan
gateway_api_resources.yamldiffs for new RBAC requirements