12/03/2025 Yellow InternalReleaseImage API landed InternalReleaseImage controller added to MCO IRI MachineConfig is now generated both on bootstrap and in cluster when required IRI deletion removes the local registry on each control plane node Currently under analysis the possibility to not use any registry certs for the 4.21 release Assisted Service data copy completed, monitoring in progress Good progress on above-the-sea / below-the-sea UI integration Disconnected workflow almost removed, registries.conf fix in progress Pending integration tests in the staging environment Started integrating the various pieces Appliance refactoring in progress to suppor the new IRI resource 11/11/2025  Yellow https://github.com/openshift/api/pull/2510 reached the Shadow Review Complete stage, now under final scrutiny by the API team https://github.com/openshift/image-registry/pull/450 ready but currently blocked due pending owners review https://issues.redhat.com/browse/AGENT-1326 currently in progress, discussion with the MCO team to agree on the implementation details https://issues.redhat.com/browse/AGENT-1216 started, completed initial discussion on the approach   10/29/2025 Yellow API definition is getting consolidated Work to land the distribution registry in the image-registry started Task for copying the registry service via assisted installer started