Backport proxy fix (#13441)

* changelog update and patch release version changes (#13440)

* changelog update and patch release version changes

* typo fix

* changes for allowing proxy server to fetch release binaries (#13439)

Author: anshulsharma-hashicorp

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-## 1.14.0 (Upcoming...)
+## 1.14.1 (August 5, 2025)
+
+### BUG FIXES:
+
+* core: Changes on the packer plugin installation process to ensure that the plugin is installed correctly.
+  The releases binary from official site releases.hashicorp.com was not getting installed from a proxy server, which was addressed in this PR.
+  [GH-13439](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/pull/13439)
+
+## 1.14.0 (July 30, 2025)
 
 ### IMPROVEMENTS:
 

packer/plugin-getter/release/getter.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package release
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -80,11 +79,7 @@ func (g *Getter) Get(what string, opts plugingetter.GetOptions) (io.ReadCloser,
 	}
 
 	if g.HttpClient == nil {
-		g.HttpClient = &http.Client{
-			Transport: &http.Transport{
-				TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
-			},
-		}
+		g.HttpClient = &http.Client{}
 	}
 
 	var req *http.Request

version/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.14.0
+1.14.1