ci: update nic-configuration-operator version to 6354cff (of branch network-operator-26.1.x)

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Automated CI update for component 'nic-configuration-operator', created by GitHub actions reusable workflow run 22054822543 for release branch network-operator-26.1.x.

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Greptile Summary

Automated CI update that bumps the nic-configuration-operator and nic-configuration-operator-daemon image tags from network-operator-v26.1.0-beta.7 to commit hash 6354cff (from the network-operator-26.1.x branch). The change is applied consistently across hack/release.yaml and both example CR files.

• Updates nicConfigurationOperator and nicConfigurationConfigDaemon versions in hack/release.yaml to 6354cff
• Updates matching image tags in both example NicClusterPolicy CRs (full and OCP variants)
• STIG-FIPS variants (nicConfigurationOperatorStigFipsUbuntu, nicConfigurationOperatorStigFipsRhel, and their daemon counterparts) in hack/release.yaml remain at network-operator-v26.1.0-beta.7-stig-fips-{flavor} — this is expected for intermediate CI updates, as STIG-FIPS tags follow a different naming convention and are updated during the full release workflow

Confidence Score: 4/5

• This PR is a low-risk automated version bump that is consistent across all changed files.
• The change is a straightforward version update generated by CI automation. All three files are updated consistently. The only concern is that the version format shifts from a human-readable release tag to a raw commit hash, which slightly reduces traceability, but this is consistent with the PR's stated purpose of tracking a specific commit from the network-operator-26.1.x branch.
• hack/release.yaml — verify that the STIG-FIPS variants not being updated is intentional for this CI pipeline.

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
hack/release.yaml	Updates nicConfigurationOperator and nicConfigurationConfigDaemon versions from network-operator-v26.1.0-beta.7 to commit hash 6354cff. STIG-FIPS variants (Ubuntu/RHEL) for both operator and daemon are not updated and remain at the old beta.7 tags.
example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-full-ocp.yaml	Updates example OCP CR to use 6354cff for both nic-configuration-operator and daemon images, consistent with hack/release.yaml.
example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-full.yaml	Updates example CR to use 6354cff for both nic-configuration-operator and daemon images, consistent with hack/release.yaml.

Flowchart

flowchart TD
    A["CI Workflow\n(nic-configuration-operator repo)"] -->|"Triggers automated PR"| B["hack/release.yaml"]
    B -->|"nicConfigurationOperator\nversion: 6354cff"| C["Base Operator Image"]
    B -->|"nicConfigurationConfigDaemon\nversion: 6354cff"| D["Base Daemon Image"]
    B -->|"StigFips variants\nversion: unchanged"| E["STIG-FIPS Images\n(updated during full release)"]
    B --> F["Example CRs"]
    F -->|"operator version: 6354cff"| G["cr-full.yaml"]
    F -->|"operator version: 6354cff"| H["cr-full-ocp.yaml"]

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