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26.10.0AI & ML
Nov 6, 2026

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A feature-and-integration release that enables Workspaces by default and expands Helm coverage across Kubeflow components. It also includes upgrade-time migrations, bundled component updates, and corrected defects.

Action needed (2)

  • securityKubeflow Dashboard 2.0.1 updates

    Kubeflow Dashboard 2.0.1 includes dependency and security updates, navigation fixes, and self-service viewer management.

  • breakingKubeflow Workspaces enabled by default

    Kubeflow Workspaces 2.0.0, also called Notebooks v2, is enabled by default. Workspaces entries are added to the Central Dashboard.

Check if affected (5)

  • breakingKServe resources and Models Web Application namespace move

    Applies if you use KServe control-plane resources or the Models Web Application.

    KServe control-plane resources and the Models Web Application move to the kserve namespace. The change requires a planned control-plane interruption.

  • breakingWorkspaces replacement of Notebooks v1

    Applies if you use Notebook, Tensorboard, or PVCViewer objects in any namespace.

    Workspaces replaces Notebooks v1 in the default installation. Optional legacy cleanup must wait until no Notebook, Tensorboard, or PVCViewer objects remain in any namespace.

  • breakingThe ml-pipeline-ui deployment strategy patch

    Applies if you have existing ml-pipeline-ui Deployments.

    Existing ml-pipeline-ui Deployments require the documented Recreate strategy patch before the new manifests are applied.

  • breakingNotebooks v2 menu entry and Notebooks v1 default

    Applies if you use Notebooks v1.

    A Notebooks v2 menu entry is added, and Notebooks v1 is disabled by default.

    community-distribution#3657

  • breakingThe ml-pipeline-ui upgrade strategy step

    Applies if you upgrade from 26.03.1 to 26.10.0.

    The release documents the ml-pipeline-ui update strategy step for upgrades from 26.03.1 to 26.10.0.

    community-distribution#3665

All 84 other recorded changesvalue changes 51 · additions 25 · fixes 6 · constraints 1 · removals 1

value changes (51)

  • Update kubeflow/hub manifests from v0.3.10 by @pboyd in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3504
  • Update kubeflow/spark-operator manifests from v2.5.1 by @juliusvonkohout in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3506
  • Update kserve/kserve manifests to version v0.19.0 by @christian-heusel in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3505
  • Update kubeflow/trainer manifests from v2.2.1 by @juliusvonkohout in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3511
  • Update istio to 1.30.2 by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3513
  • Synchronize kserve UI manifests v1.0.0 by @juliusvonkohout in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3529
  • Restore defaultProviders.metrics in oauth2-proxy istio mesh config by @noisonnoiton in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3532
  • Synchronize kubeflow pipelines manifests release 2.17 by @juliusvonkohout in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3537
  • Update kubeflow/pipelines manifests from release-2.17 by @juliusvonkohout in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3538
  • proper build version by @juliusvonkohout in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3539
  • Update Kubeflow Pipelines synchronization and test SDK to 2.17.0 by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3542
  • Update kserve-ui manifests to v1.0.1 by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3546
  • helm: update cert-manager chart metadata by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3531
  • Update kubeflow/hub manifests from v0.3.12 by @pboyd in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3548
  • ray: update KubeRay and Ray versions by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3528
  • helm: align Hub chart with v0.3.12 manifests by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3553
  • Update Istio manifests to 1.30.3 by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3554
  • Update kubeflow/hub manifests from v0.3.14 by @pboyd in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3555
  • helm: restore Hub v0.3.14 parity by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3556
  • Update Spark Operator to v2.5.2 by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3571
  • Update OAuth2-Proxy to v7.15.3, Cert Manager to v1.21.1 and Trainer to v2.3.0-rc.3 by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3572
  • Update Kubeflow Trainer to v2.3.0 by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3578
  • Update kserve/kserve manifests to version v0.20.0 by @christian-heusel in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3576
  • spark: regenerate resources.yaml with Helm v4 and pin the toolchain by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3587
  • Update kubeflow/notebooks manifests to v2.0.0-beta.0 by @christian-heusel in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3584
  • Update kubeflow/pipelines manifests to 2.17.1 by @christian-heusel in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3591
  • Update kubeflow/hub manifests from v0.3.16 by @adysenrothman in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3593
  • Update Istio manifests to 1.31.0 by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3596
  • Update Kind to 0.33.0 and Kubernetes to 1.37.0 by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3597
  • Update kubeflow/notebooks manifests to v2.0.0-beta.1 by @christian-heusel in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3598
  • Update Kubeflow Pipelines to 2.17.2 by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3599
  • Update kubeflow/notebooks manifests to v2.0.0-beta.2 by @christian-heusel in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3608
  • Update kubeflow/hub manifests from v0.3.17 by @pboyd in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3620
  • Update Istio to 1.31.1 by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3621
  • Synchronize KServe UI to v1.0.5 by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3625
  • Update kserve/kserve manifests to version v0.21.0 by @christian-heusel in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3627
  • Update kubeflow/notebooks manifests to v2.0.0-beta.3 by @christian-heusel in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3629
  • Update istio/istio manifests from 1.31.2 by @vikas-saxena02 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3643
  • Update cert-manager/cert-manager manifests from v1.21.2 by @vikas-saxena02 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3645
  • Synchronize oauth2 proxy v7.15.5 and dex v2.46.0 by @vikas-saxena02 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3646
  • Synchronize KubeRay 1.7.1 manifests and Helm wrapper by @vikas-saxena02 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3647
  • Update kubeflow/hub manifests from v0.3.18 by @pboyd in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3652
  • Update Kubeflow Pipelines and Istio versions by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3653
  • Synchronize kubeflow/notebooks manifests to v2.0.0-rc.0 by @christian-heusel in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3649
  • Update KServe UI, Knative, and Dex by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3654
  • Update Kubeflow Pipelines and SDK to 2.18.0 by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3658
  • Update kubeflow/notebooks manifests to v2.0.0-rc.1 by @christian-heusel in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3670
  • Update kubeflow/dashboard manifests to v2.0.1 by @christian-heusel in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3672
  • Update kubeflow/notebooks manifests to v1.11.1 by @christian-heusel in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3673
  • Update kubeflow/notebooks manifests to v2.0.0 by @christian-heusel in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3675
  • Update kubeflow/trainer manifests to v2.4.0 by @christian-heusel in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3676

additions (25)

  • Experimental [Helm charts](https://medium.com/@danishsiddiqui040/why-kubeflow-helm-charts-took-more-than-writing-yaml-ad7ef203222e) providing a 1:1 equivalent of the Kustomize manifests, with [full Helm installation and end-to-end integration tests](https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/actions/workflows/helm_kubeflow_integration_test.yaml) and Helm/Kustomize comparison tests.
  • Pipelines now supports [garbage collection for both S3 artifacts and the database](https://medium.com/@siddhantjainofficial26/gsoc-2026-platform-scalability-and-security-df71812c2563).
  • helm: align hub image tags with kustomize by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3514
  • helm: add cert-manager wrapper chart by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3470
  • helm: add Kubeflow foundation charts by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3468
  • helm: add Dex wrapper chart by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3480
  • helm: add oauth2-proxy wrapper chart by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3479
  • helm: add Istio wrapper chart by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3478
  • helm: add Kubeflow Dashboard chart by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3524
  • helm: add Kubeflow Notebooks chart by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3525
  • istio: add namespace ownership guards and machine-to-machine gateway authentication payload by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3567
  • dex: configure connectors through values by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3568
  • dex: render the authcodes CustomResourceDefinition from templates by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3594
  • helm: add generated Knative Serving chart by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3615
  • helm: add generated Models UI platform chart by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3614
  • helm: wrap the upstream KubeRay operator chart by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3618
  • workspaces: add the Kubeflow Workspaces Helm chart by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3611
  • helm: add generated Hub registry and catalog charts by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3616
  • helm: add Kubeflow Pipelines chart by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3552
  • helm: add Spark Operator chart by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3575
  • helm: add generated Knative Eventing chart by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3617
  • katib: add the generated Katib Helm chart by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3610
  • trainer: add the Kubeflow Trainer Helm charts by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3612
  • Enable Workspaces and validate Spark Connect in full integrations by @juliusvonkohout with @Copilot in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3603
  • documentation: connect OAuth2 Proxy directly to Keycloak without Dex by @ezejiofor in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3655

fixes (6)

  • Kubeflow Notebooks v1.11.1 fixes the [infinite status reconciliation loop in the notebook controller](https://github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/pull/1343), improving scalability for existing Notebooks v1 installations.
  • There is a small bug which leads to the old version number being displayed in the Dashboard. Please use the latest [26.10 branch for a fix](https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/tree/release-26.10).
  • fix(pipeline): allow kube-apiserver to reach the PipelineVersion admission webhook by @tyetladd in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3581
  • fix(spark): add sparkconnects to the aggregated Spark ClusterRoles by @vikas-saxena02 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3586
  • fix(spark): correct sidecar injection label key on the SparkApplication by @vikas-saxena02 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3588
  • helm: apply aggregated role ownership repair to Istio by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3622

constraints (1)

  • dex, oauth2-proxy: refuse to render placeholder credentials by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3569

removals (1)

  • Remove legacy Training Operator by @danish9039 in https://github.com/kubeflow/community-distribution/pull/3540
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