The offending YAML was something like:

- from:
    uri: timer:tick
    steps:
    - "log:info" # missing the "to:" part

Stack:

camel-k-operator-7957d7dff8-d4jsq camel-k-operator github.com/apache/camel-k/pkg/util/source.YAMLInspector.parseStep(0xc000b294d0, 0xc000c85360, 0x4, 0x1b5f3c0, 0xc00070e120, 0xc000cc1720, 0x0, 0x0)
camel-k-operator-7957d7dff8-d4jsq camel-

The log is

INFO  [org.apa.cam.qua.cor.CamelBootstrapRecorder] (main) bootstrap runtime: org.apache.camel.quarkus.main.CamelMainRuntime

Is nitpicking but bootstrapshould be in upper case Bootstrap

for instance

<setBody id="setBody10">
--
<constant>
<![CDATA[
<v1:isAliveResponse xmlns:v1="http://model.ws.xxxx.com/global/v1">
<isAlive>true</isAlive>
</v1:isAliveResponse>
]]>
</constant>
</setBody>