Merge branch '2.38-cherrypick' into 'master'

Merge branch 'remove-cosignverify' into 'master'

Closes #2377 and #2383

See merge request !5270

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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+## [2.38.0]
+	
+- [!2.38.0](https://repo1.dso.mil/big-bang/bigbang/-/merge_requests?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=merged&milestone_title=2.38.0); List of merge requests in this release.
+
 ## [2.37.0]
 	
 - [!2.37.0](https://repo1.dso.mil/big-bang/bigbang/-/merge_requests?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=merged&milestone_title=2.37.0); 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: 2.37.0
+    tag: 2.38.0

chart/Chart.yaml

 apiVersion: v2
 name: bigbang
-version: 2.37.0
+version: 2.38.0
 kubeVersion: '>=1.28.0-0'
 description: Big Bang is a declarative, continuous delivery tool for core DoD hardened and approved packages into a Kubernetes cluster.