until there is automation:
release to stage is done manually for assisted-installer components and then we need to update the stolostron mce catalog repo
 
So far the process looks like this

during dev

• nothing is released
• mce operator bundle references in config/mce-manifest-gen-config.json : quay.io/acm-d/assisted-XXX-rhelX:v2.X-latest

Creation of RC (push to stage)

• Snapshot & Release Konflux CR are created in the konflux cluster to push to stage registry
• a PR is opened to https://gitlab.cee.redhat.com/acm/acm-release-management to keep the CRs
• mce operator bundle repo references in config/mce-manifest-gen-config.json : registry.stage.redhat.io

Creation of a release

• Snapshot & Release Konflux CR are created in the konflux cluster to push to prod registry
• a PR is opened to https://gitlab.cee.redhat.com/acm/acm-release-management to keep the CRs
• mce operator bundle repo references in config/mce-manifest-gen-config.json : registry.redhat.io

Until the automation is implemented at ACM side, assisted installer team is doing those steps manually. Please let them know when a RC or a release is expected so that they can trigger the process