chore(deps): bump vllm base image from v0.18.0 to v0.19.0

[slin1237]

Summary

Update the vLLM Docker release workflow to build against vllm/vllm-openai:v0.19.0 as the default base image.

Changes

• .github/workflows/release-vllm-docker.yml: bump all v0.18.0 references to v0.19.0 (default, description, matrix primary entry, run-name)

Not updated

• Helm examples and README still reference 1.3.3-vllm-v0.18.0 — no matching SMG image exists yet
• Docs — same reason
• grpc_servicer/pyproject.toml — already at vllm>=0.19.0

Test Plan

• CI dry-run will validate the workflow file is syntactically correct
• Next push-triggered or manual build will use v0.19.0 as the base image

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Updated the default vLLM Docker image from v0.18.0 to v0.19.0.
  • CI workflow defaults, run naming, and build matrix now use v0.19.0 as the primary base image.
  • Push-triggered builds now prioritize v0.19.0 and adjust the set of base images used for release builds.

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📒 Files selected for processing (1)

• .github/workflows/release-vllm-docker.yml

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Updated the default vLLM base Docker image tag in the release workflow from v0.18.0 to v0.19.0, changing the run-name expression, workflow_dispatch input default/description, and the build job matrix push/fallback list.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Workflow Docker Image Bump .github/workflows/release-vllm-docker.yml	Bumped default base image from vllm/vllm-openai:v0.18.0 → vllm/vllm-openai:v0.19.0; updated run-name fallback, workflow_dispatch.inputs.base_image_ref default/description, and jobs.build.strategy.matrix.base_image push list/fallback values.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~10 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• ci: bump default engine vllm(0.18.0) and trt(1.3.0rc8) versions #845: Previously changed the same workflow's base_image_ref defaults (v0.17.0→v0.18.0), directly related.

Suggested labels

ci

Suggested reviewers

• CatherineSue
• key4ng
• XinyueZhang369

Poem

🐰 I hopped through YAML, tag in my paw,
Pushed v0.19 with a cheerful caw,
CI wakes, images fresher and spry,
Containers leap upward toward the sky! 🚀

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately describes the main change: updating the vLLM base image version from v0.18.0 to v0.19.0 in the release workflow.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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✨ Finishing Touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Commit unit tests in branch chore/bump-vllm-0.19.0

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[claude]

Straightforward vLLM base image version bump (v0.18.0 → v0.19.0). All four references in the workflow are updated consistently. No issues found.