open-consul/.changelog/16789.txt

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gateway: **(Enterprise only)** Fix bug where parent refs and service refs for a route in the same namespace as the route would fallback to the default namespace if the namespace was not specified in the configuration rather than falling back to the routes namespace.
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Update normalization of route refs (#16789) * Use merge of enterprise meta's rather than new custom method * Add merge logic for tcp routes * Add changelog * Normalize certificate refs on gateways * Fix infinite call loop * Explicitly call enterprise meta 2023-03-28 15:23:49 +00:00			```release-note:bug
			`gateway: (Enterprise only) Fix bug where parent refs and service refs for a route in the same namespace as the route would fallback to the default namespace if the namespace was not specified in the configuration rather than falling back to the routes namespace.`
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