Flux
v2.8.0CI/CD & App DeliveryFlux v2.8.0 introduces major GitOps capabilities including Helm v4 support, enhanced observability, faster recovery times, and improved notification features while removing deprecated APIs.
breakingMigrate from deprecated v1beta2/v2beta2 APIs immediately
Deprecated APIs have been removed from CRDs. Follow the official upgrade procedure for Flux v2.7+ to migrate your resources to supported API versions before upgrading to v2.8.0.
enhancementEnable faster application recovery with new feature gate
Activate the CancelHealthCheckOnNewRevision feature gate on your Kustomizations and HelmReleases to reduce recovery time during application failures by canceling health checks when new revisions are detected.
enhancementImplement automated PR notifications for GitOps workflows
Configure Pull Request commenting in your notification providers to enable direct feedback from Flux deployments to development teams, improving visibility and collaboration in GitOps workflows.
Key changes (5)
- Helm v4 support with server-side apply and improved health checking
- Reduced mean time to recovery with CancelHealthCheckOnNewRevision feature gate
- Pull Request commenting support in notification providers
- Custom SSA apply stages for ordered resource deployment in kustomize-controller
- Automatic GitHub App installation ID lookup from repository owners