Merge branch '1.53-cherrypick' into 'master'

1.53 cherrypick

Closes #1415

See merge request !2493

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
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+## [1.53.0]
+
+- [!1.53.0](https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/bigbang/-/merge_requests?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=merged&milestone_title=1.53.0); List of merge requests in this release.
+
 ## [1.52.0]
 
 - [!1.52.0](https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/bigbang/-/merge_requests?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=merged&milestone_title=1.52.0); List of merge requests in this release.

base/gitrepository.yaml

@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ spec:
   interval: 10m
   url: https://repo1.dso.mil/big-bang/bigbang.git
   ref:
-    tag: 1.52.0
+    tag: 1.53.0

chart/Chart.yaml

 apiVersion: v2
 name: bigbang
-version: 1.52.0
+version: 1.53.0
 description: Big Bang is a declarative, continuous delivery tool for core DoD hardened and approved packages into a Kubernetes cluster.
 
 type: application