Kubernetes YAML Kustomize and CRDs/Rewrite image tags in overlay

Update images without editing base manifests.

Section: Kustomize Basics

Rewrite image tags in overlay

yaml
yaml
images:
  - name: ghcr.io/example/api
    newTag: 2.1.0

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