chore: bump version to 3.6.0-rc1 on release-3.6 branch (#29730)

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VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.6.0
+3.6.0-rc1

docs/operator-manual/tested-kubernetes-versions.md

@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-This page is populated for released Argo CD versions. Use the version selector to view this table for a specific 
-version. 
+| Argo CD version | Kubernetes versions |
+|-----------------|---------------------|
+| 3.6 | v1.37, v1.36, v1.35, v1.34 |
+| 3.5 | v1.36, v1.35, v1.34, v1.33 |
+| 3.4 | v1.35, v1.34, v1.33, v1.32 |

go.mod

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.3.0
 	github.com/TomOnTime/utfutil v1.0.0
 	github.com/alicebob/miniredis/v2 v2.39.0
-	github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/gitops-engine/v3 v3.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000 // Tagged as gitops-engine/vX.Y.Z at release time
+	github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/gitops-engine/v3 v3.6.0-rc1 // Tagged as gitops-engine/vX.Y.Z at release time
 	github.com/argoproj/notifications-engine v0.5.1-0.20260503100631-0cff13b8a717
 	github.com/argoproj/pkg/v2 v2.0.1
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.47.0

manifests/base/commit-server/kustomization.yaml

@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: quay.io/argoproj/argocd
   newName: quay.io/argoproj/argocd
-  newTag: latest
+  newTag: v3.6.0-rc1

manifests/base/kustomization.yaml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: quay.io/argoproj/argocd
   newName: quay.io/argoproj/argocd
-  newTag: latest
+  newTag: v3.6.0-rc1
 resources:
 - ./application-controller
 - ./dex

manifests/core-install-with-hydrator.yaml

@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: quay.io/argoproj/argocd
   newName: quay.io/argoproj/argocd
-  newTag: latest
+  newTag: v3.6.0-rc1

manifests/core-install.yaml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ patches:
 images:
 - name: quay.io/argoproj/argocd
   newName: quay.io/argoproj/argocd
-  newTag: latest
+  newTag: v3.6.0-rc1
 resources:
 - ../../base/application-controller
 - ../../base/applicationset-controller