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-#Release default values
-AUTHORINO_OPERATOR_VERSION=0.16.0
-AUTHORINO_OPERATOR_BUNDLE_IMG=quay.io/kuadrant/authorino-operator-bundle:v0.16.0
-LIMITADOR_OPERATOR_VERSION=0.12.1
-LIMITADOR_OPERATOR_BUNDLE_IMG=quay.io/kuadrant/limitador-operator-bundle:v0.12.1
-DNS_OPERATOR_VERSION=0.12.0
-DNS_OPERATOR_BUNDLE_IMG=quay.io/kuadrant/dns-operator-bundle:v0.12.0
-WASM_SHIM_VERSION=0.8.1
-RELATED_IMAGE_WASMSHIM=oci://quay.io/kuadrant/wasm-shim:v0.8.1
-RELATED_IMAGE_CONSOLEPLUGIN=quay.io/kuadrant/console-plugin:v0.0.14
-IMG=quay.io/kuadrant/kuadrant-operator:v1.0.1
-BUNDLE_VERSION=1.0.1
-BUNDLE_IMG=quay.io/kuadrant/kuadrant-operator-bundle:v1.0.1
-CATALOG_IMG=quay.io/kuadrant/kuadrant-operator-catalog:v1.0.1
-CHANNELS=alpha
-BUNDLE_CHANNELS=--channels=alpha
-VERSION=1.0.1