docs: Tyk Operator 1.4.0 release notes

[JoanCamosTyk]

PR Type

Documentation

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Description

• Add Operator 1.4.0 release notes

• Document install bug and Helm requirement

• Add dependencies, upgrades, downloads sections

• Fix 1.3.0 Helm chart anchor link

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Diagram Walkthrough

flowchart LR
  rn14["Operator 1.4.0 release notes"]
  bugnote["Installation bug note"]
  helmreq["Use tyk-charts 5.2.0+"]
  meta["Dependencies, upgrades, downloads"]
  fix13["Correct 1.3.0 Helm link"]
  rn14 -- "includes" --> bugnote
  bugnote -- "requires" --> helmreq
  rn14 -- "adds" --> meta
  rn14 -- "also" --> fix13

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	Relevant files
Documentation	operator.mdx Add Operator 1.4.0 release notes section                                  developer-support/release-notes/operator.mdx Add a new 1.4.0 release notes section Document an initial Helm chart installation bug Add dependency, upgrade, download, and changelog placeholders Fix the 1.3.0 Helm chart release-notes anchor +60/-1

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⚡ Recommended focus areas for review Broken link The installation note links to the Helm 5.2.0 release notes using a different anchor format than the downloads section. If the site uses the same slugging pattern as the adjacent #520-release-notes link, this note will send readers to a missing anchor exactly when they follow the install workaround. The initial `Helm chart` for Operator 1.4.0 contained an installation bug. Please ensure you use tyk-charts version [5.2.0](/developer-support/release-notes/helm-chart#5-2-0-release-notes) or later to install Operator 1.4.0. Placeholder date The 1.4.0 release date still contains xx instead of a real day. This will ship unfinished release notes and leaves the published release date ambiguous for readers. #### Release Date xx April 2026 Wrong year The overview metadata for Operator 1.4.0 still lists the release date as 2025, while the new release notes are for 2026. Any page consuming this metadata will show the wrong release year for the latest Operator version. "date": "01/04/2025",

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Category	Suggestion	Impact
General	Correct latest release date The latestData.date for the new 1.4.0 Operator release still points to 2025, which makes the release metadata inconsistent with the new release notes section. Update it to the correct 2026 date so sorting and displayed release information stay accurate. developer-support/release-notes/overview.mdx [30] -"date": "01/04/2025", +"date": "01/04/2026", Suggestion importance[1-10]: 7 __ Why: The new 1.4.0 entry in releaseData still uses 2025, which conflicts with the newly added 1.4 release notes and would show incorrect release metadata. This is a small change, but it meaningfully improves correctness for displayed and potentially sorted release information.	Medium
	Fix Docker tag URL The Docker tag URL drops the v prefix even though the release notes and image tag use v1.4.0. This can send users to the wrong tag filter or an empty result, so keep the URL aligned with the published image tag. developer-support/release-notes/overview.mdx [31] -"docker": "https://hub.docker.com/r/tykio/tyk-operator/tags?page=1&name=1.4.0" +"docker": "https://hub.docker.com/r/tykio/tyk-operator/tags?page=1&name=v1.4.0" Suggestion importance[1-10]: 6 __ Why: The docker URL for the Operator release omits the v prefix even though the PR consistently refers to the image tag as v1.4.0. Aligning the URL with the published tag helps avoid broken or misleading Docker Hub filtering.	Low
	Align Helm anchor link The anchor in this Helm chart link does not match the anchor format used elsewhere in this PR for 5.2.0. Use the same fragment consistently, otherwise this warning note may link to a missing section. developer-support/release-notes/operator.mdx [30] -The initial `Helm chart` for Operator 1.4.0 contained an installation bug. Please ensure you use tyk-charts version [5.2.0](/developer-support/release-notes/helm-chart#5-2-0-release-notes) or later to install Operator 1.4.0. +The initial `Helm chart` for Operator 1.4.0 contained an installation bug. Please ensure you use tyk-charts version [5.2.0](/developer-support/release-notes/helm-chart#520-release-notes) or later to install Operator 1.4.0. Suggestion importance[1-10]: 5 __ Why: The note links to #5-2-0-release-notes, while the Downloads section in the same PR uses #520-release-notes for 5.2.0. Using a consistent fragment is a reasonable fix because the current mismatch may send readers to a missing anchor.	Low