[release-4.19] OCPBUGS-70135: Update client initialization in checkPackageManifestHandler

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This is an automated cherry-pick of #15822

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@openshift-cherrypick-robot: Jira Issue OCPBUGS-66427 has been cloned as Jira Issue OCPBUGS-70135. Will retitle bug to link to clone.
/retitle [release-4.19] OCPBUGS-70135: Update client initialization in checkPackageManifestHandler

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@openshift-cherrypick-robot: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-70135, which is valid. The bug has been moved to the POST state.

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• bug is open, matching expected state (open)
• bug target version (4.19.z) matches configured target version for branch (4.19.z)
• bug is in the state New, which is one of the valid states (NEW, ASSIGNED, POST)
• release note type set to "Release Note Not Required"
• dependent bug Jira Issue OCPBUGS-66427 is in the state Verified, which is one of the valid states (VERIFIED, RELEASE PENDING, CLOSED (ERRATA), CLOSED (CURRENT RELEASE), CLOSED (DONE), CLOSED (DONE-ERRATA))
• dependent Jira Issue OCPBUGS-66427 targets the "4.20.z" version, which is one of the valid target versions: 4.20.0, 4.20.z
• bug has dependents

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The bug has been updated to refer to the pull request using the external bug tracker.

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ran local bridge and didn't see runtime error
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/label backport-risk-assessed
/lgtm
/approve

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/label backport-risk-assessed
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@openshift-cherrypick-robot: Jira Issue Verification Checks: Jira Issue OCPBUGS-70135
✔️ This pull request was pre-merge verified.
✔️ All associated pull requests have merged.
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Jira Issue OCPBUGS-70135 has been moved to the MODIFIED state and will move to the VERIFIED state when the change is available in an accepted nightly payload. 🕓

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Fix included in accepted release 4.19.0-0.nightly-2026-01-07-233448