K8s: yellow sub maint 5 release notes (#2489)

* yellow sub maint 5 release notes

* Update content/operate/kubernetes/release-notes/7-22-2-releases/7-22-2-31-december2025.md

Co-authored-by: andy-stark-redis <[email protected]>

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Co-authored-by: andy-stark-redis <[email protected]>

Author: kaitlynmichael

content/operate/kubernetes/release-notes/7-22-2-releases/7-22-2-21-october2025.md

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 hideListLinks: true
 linkTitle: 7.22.2-21 (October 2025)
 title: Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes 7.22.2-21 (October 2025) release notes
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 ## Highlights

content/operate/kubernetes/release-notes/7-22-2-releases/7-22-2-22-october2025.md

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 hideListLinks: true
 linkTitle: 7.22.2-22 (October 2025)
 title: Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes 7.22.2-22 (October 2025) release notes
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 ## Highlights

content/operate/kubernetes/release-notes/7-22-2-releases/7-22-2-31-december2025.md

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+- docs
+- operate
+- kubernetes
+description: Maintenance release to support Redis Enterprise Software version 7.22.2-41 including INE certificate support.
+hideListLinks: true
+linkTitle: 7.22.2-31 (December 2025)
+title: Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes 7.22.2-31 (December 2025) release notes
+weight: 1
+---
+
+## Highlights
+
+This is a maintenance release to support [Redis Enterprise Software version 7.22.2-41]({{< relref "/operate/rs/release-notes/rs-7-22-releases/rs-7-22-2-41" >}}). For supported distributions known limitations, see the [7.22.2 releases]({{< relref "/operate/kubernetes/release-notes/7-22-2-releases/" >}}).
+
+## New in this release
+
+### Enhancements
+
+- Added API fields to configure internode encryption certificates
+
+### Resolved issues
+
+- Fixed upgrade issues with large clusters (RED-176468)
+
+### API changes
+
+| **CRD** | **Field** | **Change** | **Description** |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| REC | spec.dpInternodeEncryptionCertificateSecretName | Add | Secret name to use for cluster's Data Plane Internode Encryption (DPINE) certificate. If left blank, a cluster-provided certificate will be used. |
+| REC | spec.cpInternodeEncryptionCertificateSecretName | Add | Secret name to use for cluster's Control Plane Internode Encryption (CPINE) certificate. If left blank, a cluster-provided certificate will be used. |
+
+### Deprecations
+
+- The v1alpha1 API version of the RedisEnterpriseCluster (REC) custom resource is deprecated.
+
+## Downloads
+
+- **Redis Enterprise**: `redislabs/redis:7.22.2-41`
+- **Operator**: `redislabs/operator:7.22.2-31`
+- **Services Rigger**: `redislabs/k8s-controller:7.22.2-31`
+- **OLM operator bundle** : `v7.22.2-31.1`

content/operate/kubernetes/release-notes/7-22-2-releases/_index.md

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-Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes 7.22.2 includes bug fixes, enhancements, and support for Redis Enterprise Software. The latest release is 7.22.2-22 with support for Redis Enterprise Software version 7.22.2-20.
+Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes 7.22.2 includes bug fixes, enhancements, and support for Redis Enterprise Software. The latest release is 7.22.2-31 with support for Redis Enterprise Software version 7.22.2-41.
 
 ## Detailed release notes