Fix: Align exporter labels, image tags, and build process

- Helm Chart:
  - Added `app.kubernetes.io/component: exporter` to the exporter pod
    labels via `values.yaml` to match the service selector.
  - Updated image tag defaulting in `exporter-controller.yaml` to use
    `Chart.appVersion` directly (e.g., "0.1.0" instead of "v0.1.0").

- Build Process (`.github/workflows/release.yml`):
  - Configured `docker/metadata-action` to ensure image tags are generated
    without a 'v' prefix (e.g., "0.1.0" from Git tag "v0.1.0").
    This aligns the published image tags with the Helm chart's
    updated image tag references.

- Repository:
  - Added `rendered-manifests.yaml` and `rendered-manifests-updated.yaml`
    to `.gitignore`.

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
         with:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          tags: |
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            # This ensures that for a git tag like "v0.1.0",
+            # an image tag "0.1.0" is generated.
+            # It will also generate "latest" for the most recent semver tag.
 
       - name: Build and push Docker image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v4