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hamiv2.10.0AI & MLYesterdayAug 21, 2026

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A substantial operator-focused maintenance release with broad bug and behavior fixes, alongside new scheduling, device, configuration, and observability capabilities. It also updates security-relevant dependencies and the runtime/toolchain while removing obsolete functionality that may affect compatibility and configuration.

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securitytensorflow/tensorflow upgraded to 2.21.0rc0-gpu
The tensorflow/tensorflow dependency is upgraded from 2.20.0rc0-gpu to 2.21.0rc0-gpu.
securitytensorflow/tensorflow upgraded to 2.21.0rc1-gpu
The tensorflow/tensorflow dependency is upgraded from 2.21.0rc0-gpu to 2.21.0rc1-gpu.
securitygolang security upgrade
The golang runtime is upgraded to address a security issue.

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breakingDRA components removed from the HAMi main chart
Applies if you use DRA components in the HAMi main chart.
breakingWebhook denial of privileged containers
Applies if you use the webhook.
breakingDeprecated scheduler policy configmap removed
Applies if you configure the deprecated scheduler policy configmap.
+ 4 more on the release page

Rookv1.20.6Storage & DataAug 20, 2026

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A maintenance release with a Ceph security advisory, a disabled Rook manager module, and clearer CephX fallback errors. Users of Ceph are advised to upgrade, while CephX key fallback failures now report the actual error.

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securityCeph CVE-2025–30156 upgrade advisory
Applies if you depend on Ceph.
breakingThe rook mgr module, disabled
Applies if you enable the rook mgr module.

Rookv1.19.10Storage & DataAug 20, 2026

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A maintenance release with a security-driven Ceph upgrade recommendation and a disabled Rook manager module. It also adds or changes CephCluster and CephX error-reporting behavior.

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breakingThe Rook manager module, disabled
The Rook manager module is disabled in this release.

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securityCeph upgrade recommendation for CVE-2025-30156
Applies if you use Ceph.

Crossplanev2.4.0Orchestration & ManagementAug 20, 2026

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A release with breaking operational changes, new runtime behavior, and correctness fixes. It also updates the Go toolchain and dependencies for security fixes, including changes that affect CLI publication, package operation, and resource deletion.

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securityGo version and dependency security updates
Crossplane now builds and runs with a newer Go version to include standard library CVE fixes. The release also includes security updates to Crossplane's Go dependencies.
securityGo 1.25.10
Go was updated to 1.25.10 to fix standard library CVEs.
securitygolang.org/x/crypto v0.52.0
The golang.org/x/crypto module was updated to v0.52.0 for security fixes.
securitygolang.org/x/sys v0.44.0
The golang.org/x/sys module was updated to v0.44.0 for security fixes.
securitygolang.org/x/net v0.55.0
The golang.org/x/net module was updated to v0.55.0 for security fixes.
securitygithub.com/sigstore/cosign/v3 v3.0.6
The github.com/sigstore/cosign/v3 module was updated to v3.0.6 for security fixes.
securitygithub.com/sigstore/rekor v1.5.2
The github.com/sigstore/rekor module was updated to v1.5.2 for security fixes.
securitygithub.com/sigstore/timestamp-authority/v2 v2.1.0
The github.com/sigstore/timestamp-authority/v2 module was updated to v2.1.0 for security fixes.
securitygithub.com/sigstore/sigstore-go v1.2.0
The github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go module was updated to v1.2.0 for security fixes.
securityCombined grpc, x/net, and x/text security updates
Combined security updates were applied to grpc, x/net, and x/text.
securitygolang.org/x/net v0.56.0
The golang.org/x/net module was updated to v0.56.0 for security fixes.
securitygolang.org/x/text v0.39.0
The golang.org/x/text module was updated to v0.39.0 for security fixes.
securityVulnerable dependency updates
Vulnerable dependencies were updated for security fixes.
securitygithub.com/sigstore/sigstore-go v1.2.1
The github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go module was updated to v1.2.1 for security fixes.
securitygolang.org/x/mod v0.40.0
The golang.org/x/mod module was updated to v0.40.0 for security fixes.

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breakingCrossplane CLI publication location and binary name
Applies if you use the Crossplane CLI.
breakingspec.replicas behavior in DeploymentRuntimeConfig
Applies if DeploymentRuntimeConfig configures spec.replicas.
breakingNarrowed composed resource garbage collection
Applicability is not stated in the release notes.
+ 1 more on the release page

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deprecatedCrossplane v1.20 support endremoval planned in v2.5 (Nov 2026)
Applies when v2.5 is released in Nov 2026 and Crossplane v1.20 runs.

Kyvernov1.19.0SecurityAug 20, 2026

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A substantial operator-facing release with new CLI, Helm, and policy capabilities alongside fixes and dependency updates. It also changes existing behavior through security fixes, deprecations, removals, and stricter constraints that may require review before upgrading.

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securityhighIntermediate certificate limits
Intermediate certificates are limited to mitigate CVE-2026-32280. The fix ships in Kyverno v1.19.0.
securityhighGo toolchain 1.26.3
The Go toolchain was upgraded to 1.26.3 to resolve CVE-2026-39836. The updated toolchain ships in Kyverno v1.19.0.
securityRegenerated CRDs and documentation for GHSA-79gf-7frw-68m9
CRDs and documentation were regenerated after the API bump associated with GHSA-79gf-7frw-68m9. The updated artifacts ship in Kyverno v1.19.0.
securityUpdated golang.org/x/crypto and x/net dependencies
The golang.org/x/crypto dependency was updated to v0.53.0 and x/net to v0.56.0 to resolve security CVEs. The dependency updates ship in Kyverno v1.19.0.
securityPatched ORAS and sigstore vulnerabilities
The ORAS and sigstore dependencies were patched for CodeQL vulnerabilities. The dependency fixes ship in Kyverno v1.19.0.
securityCodeQL vulnerability fixes
Open CodeQL security vulnerabilities were addressed. The fixes ship in Kyverno v1.19.0.
securitycel-go v0.30.0
cel-go was updated to v0.30.0 to resolve CVE-2026-GHSA-gcjh-h69q-9w9g. The updated dependency ships in Kyverno v1.19.0.

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breakingRequired --resource for the migrate command
Applies when the migrate command runs.
breakingDefault userInfo groups and UID during background scans
Applies when background scans run.
breakingexcludeBootstrapResources webhook flag
Applies when you configure Fail webhooks.
+ 3 more on the release page

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deprecatedDeprecation notices for legacy kyverno.io policy types
Applies when you use legacy kyverno.io policy types.

Strimzi1.2.0Networking & MessagingAug 20, 2026

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This release removes legacy CRD API versions and resource state metrics, and changes defaults for token mounting, feature gates, and container security contexts. It also adds Kafka and configuration capabilities and updates shipped dependencies.

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breakingService Account token mounting
Service Account tokens are no longer auto-mounted into Pods. They are mounted through a volume instead.
breakingThe ServerSideApplyPhase1 feature gate, permanently enabled
The ServerSideApplyPhase1 feature gate has moved to GA and is permanently enabled. It can no longer be disabled.

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breakingLegacy CRD API versions, no longer supported
Applies before upgrading to Strimzi 1.0.0 or later if you use the v1beta2, v1beta1, or v1alpha1 APIs.
breakingResource state metrics, removed
Applicability is not stated in the release notes.
breakingDefault securityContext for operator installations
Applies if you use the Cluster, Topic, and User Operator YAML installation files or the Cluster Operator Helm Chart.

Rookv1.20.5Storage & DataAug 19, 2026

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A security-focused release with an advisory requiring Rook and Ceph upgrades. It also adds support for the new cephx key type, changes external version validation to ignore Ceph commit IDs, and fixes monitor registration in the v1 failover path.

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securityCeph CVE-2025–30156 advisory
Applies if you use Ceph.

Keycloak26.7.2SecurityAug 19, 2026

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A maintenance release with disclosed security fixes, a cleartext vault-keystore password correction, a Quarkus dependency upgrade, and other bug corrections. The fixes cover account and permission flows, secret handling, and runtime dependencies.

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securitymediumCVE-2026-59888 and CVE-2026-59889 fixes in jackson-databind
jackson-databind is upgraded to 2.21.5 to address CVE-2026-59888 and CVE-2026-59889. The dependency update ships in this Keycloak release.
securitymediumCVE-2026-45292 OpenTelemetry Java SDK memory allocation correction
CVE-2026-45292 corrects unbounded memory allocation in W3C Baggage Propagation in the OpenTelemetry Java SDK.

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securitycriticalCVE-2026-18963 reset-credentials flow bypass correction
Applies if you use the reset-credentials flow.
securityhighCVE-2026-15571 predictable account-linking hash correction
Applies if you use oidc.
securitymediumCVE-2026-14613 fine-grained admin permissions bypass correction
Applies if you use the admin/fine-grained-permissions API.
+ 3 more on the release page

CoreDNSv1.14.7Kubernetes CoreAug 19, 2026

ACTION 1CHECK 3OTHER 42View full analysis

A maintenance release with a Go toolchain update that includes disclosed CVE fixes, an ACL-check bypass correction, and changes to operator-visible defaults. It also adds features and corrects defects across the DNS server.

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securityhighGo 1.26.6 security fixes
The release is built with Go 1.26.6, including fixes for CVE-2026-56865, CVE-2026-56864, and CVE-2026-33818.

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securityplugin/acl autopath ACL checks
Applies if you use plugin/acl and autopath.
breakingplugin/forward default connection attempts
Applies if you use plugin/forward.
breakingplugin/hosts unsupported-type fallthrough
Applies if you use plugin/hosts.

Backstagev1.54.0CI/CD & App DeliveryAug 18, 2026

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A broad release with dependency updates, breaking changes to commands, authentication patterns, and connection APIs, plus new AWS connection support and updates across the catalog, scaffolder, search, and UI. It also includes Kubernetes plugin security fixes and an undisclosed security announcement.

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breakingStrict TypeScript configuration schema validation
Package preparation now validates TypeScript configuration schemas strictly before publishing.
breakingPortable configuration schemas for root connection types
Connection types now use portable configuration schemas as the source of root connection types.

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securityKubernetes plugin security fixes
Applies if you use the Kubernetes plugin.
breakingBackend connection APIs, removed from package exports
Applies if you use connectionsServiceRef, connectionsServiceFactory, DefaultConnectionsService, declareConnection, RootConnection, or AnyRootConnection.
breakingNode.js snapshots in generated backend Dockerfiles
Applies if you configure generated backend Dockerfiles.
+ 13 more on the release page

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deprecatedThe plugin-web-library template, updated to toastApiRef
Applies if you use the plugin-web-library template.
deprecatedZod v3 schemas, deprecated
Applies if you depend on Zod v3 schemas.
deprecatedThe catalog.providers.backstageOpenapi.plugins option, deprecated
Applies if you configure catalog.providers.backstageOpenapi.plugins.

Ciliumv1.20.1Networking & MessagingAug 18, 2026

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A maintenance release with numerous operator-facing bug fixes and behavior corrections, alongside dependency and image updates. It also introduces a decoder-memory limit and fixes a CIDR policy bypass that could cause traffic drops after an agent restart.

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securityThe endpoint CIDR policy bypass, fixed
Applicability is not stated in the release notes.

Prometheusv3.14.0ObservabilityAug 18, 2026

ACTION 1CHECK 1PLAN 1OTHER 39View full analysis

A maintenance release with an API deprecation, operator-visible removals and default changes, new capabilities, performance improvements, and correctness fixes across discovery, PromQL, TSDB, and other components. No security advisories or explicitly described security vulnerabilities are included.

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breakingDefault support for PromQL duration expressions
Duration expressions are enabled by default in PromQL. The promql-duration-expr feature flag is now a no-op.

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breakingThe __meta_hetzner_datacenter label, removed
Applies if you use hcloud targets.

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deprecatedThe stats query parameter, deprecated for other valuesremoval date not announced
Applies if you set stats to a value other than true or all.

OpenTelemetryv0.159.0ObservabilityAug 17, 2026

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A release that adds exporter queue batching controls, changes exporter and scraper metric behavior, and updates public API field shapes. Schema-based configuration migrations are also included, with no security advisories or security fixes disclosed.

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breakingThe confighttp.ServerConfig field shape in Config
Applies if you use extension/zpages.
breakingThe configauth.Config field shape in AuthConfig
Applies if you use configauth.Config.

Longhornv1.12.1Storage & DataAug 14, 2026

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A release with breaking behavior for legacy V2 linked-clone volumes, a Kubernetes v1.25 minimum, and stronger default network controls, including expanded mTLS enforcement. It also adds V2 data engine capabilities and metrics while correcting defects across V2 operations, backups, expansion, and infrastructure.

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breakingInternal NetworkPolicy resources enabled by default
Applies if a NetworkPolicy provider is available in the cluster.
breakingCross-namespace Prometheus scraper access through the Longhorn Manager network policy
Applies if you use cross-namespace Prometheus scrapers.
breakingmTLS for all instance-manager gRPC services
Applies if you configure the longhorn-grpc-tls secret.
+ 3 more on the release page

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deprecatedLegacy V2 linked-clone volumes deprecated
Applies if you use V2 linked-clone volumes created in v1.12.0 or earlier.

Contourv1.33.6Networking & MessagingAug 12, 2026

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A maintenance release with a security fix for an external authorization bypass and dependency updates for CVE fixes. It also updates the tested Kubernetes range to 1.32 through 1.34, Go to 1.25.12, and Envoy to v1.38.3.

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securityDependency updates for CVE fixes
Dependencies were updated to fix CVEs. The updates ship in Contour v1.33.6.

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securityExternal authorization bypass with disabled authPolicy
Applies if authPolicy is not configured.

containerdv2.2.7Kubernetes CoreAug 12, 2026

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A container runtime and CRI release that changes checkpoint-restore defaults and lifecycle, adds CRIU and Windows log-scrubbing configuration, and expands runtime support. It also includes fixes for CRI environment handling and mount-manager activation, plus dependency manifest updates that are not operator-facing.

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breakingThe enable_experimental_restore_via_create default
Applies if you use CreateContainer.
breakingThe ScrubLogs default on Windows
Applies if you run on Windows.
breakingCheckpoint restore without CRIU
Applies if you do not have CRIU installed.

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deprecatedRestore in CreateContainer, deprecated
Applies if you use CreateContainer.

containerdv2.3.4Kubernetes CoreAug 12, 2026

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A container runtime release with changes to CRI behavior, checkpoint restore handling, and configuration. It also adds CRI capabilities and fixes runtime and snapshotter defects.

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breakingCheckpoint restore in CreateContainer disabled by default
Applies if you set enable_experimental_restore_via_create.
breakingruntimeFeatures.UserNamespacesHostNetwork enabled by default
Applies if you run CRI.
breakingLog scrubbing enabled by default on Windows
Applies if you run Windows.

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deprecatedCheckpoint restore in CreateContainer deprecated
Applies if you use CreateContainer.

Argov3.3.14CI/CD & App DeliveryAug 12, 2026

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A maintenance release with fixes for secret masking and pprof endpoint configuration, alongside dependency updates for two listed CVEs. The secret-handling fixes and dependency updates are addressed by upgrading, while the remaining defect fixes require no operator action.

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securityhighThe /ui brace-expansion dependency update for CVE-2026-69152
The /ui dependency brace-expansion is updated to 2.1.4 and 1.1.18 for CVE-2026-69152.
securitymediumThe DOMPurify dependency update for CVE-2026-49978
The DOMPurify dependency is updated to 3.4.7 for CVE-2026-49978.

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securitySSD CLI secret mask spoofing prevention
Applies if you use SSD CLI.
securitySecret hiding in the last-applied-configuration annotation
Applies if you configure last-applied-configuration.

Kubescapev4.0.12SecurityAug 12, 2026

ACTION 3CHECK 3OTHER 220View full analysis

A corrective and performance-focused release with operator-visible default and constraint changes, deprecated flag removal, and dependency vulnerability fixes. It also expands scanning, output, registry, and MCP capabilities.

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securityBatch dependency vulnerability fixes
Batch 1 and 2 dependency vulnerability fixes are included in this release.
breakingRegoV1 evaluation and v0 compatibility shim removal
Rego evaluation now uses RegoV1 and drops the v0 compatibility shim in this release.
breakingLoopback-only constraint
A loopback-only constraint is applied in this release.

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breakingOpt-in pprof debug server
Applies if you enable the pprof debug server.
breaking--frameworks default set to all
Applies if you do not configure --frameworks.
breakingDeprecated flags removal
Applies if you configure deprecated flags.

Fluxv2.9.4CI/CD & App DeliveryAug 7, 2026

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A maintenance release with correctness fixes that narrow some existing configuration constraints. It also adds CLI repository migration support and updates dependencies; no explicit security advisory or vulnerability is disclosed.

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breakingThe image-automation-controller refspec constraint
Applies if you configure refspecs.
breakingGCS static authentication limited to service account keys
Applies if you configure GCS static authentication.
breakingThe allow-webhooks network policy restriction
Applies if you configure allow-webhooks.

KServev0.20.0AI & MLAug 6, 2026

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This release adds new inference-service, storage, runtime, routing, and deployment capabilities, alongside correctness fixes and dependency updates. Operators should review the Starlette security update, changed defaults, and narrower readiness behavior.

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securitymediumstarlette dependency update for CVE-2026-48710
The starlette dependency is bumped to >=1.0.1 for CVE-2026-48710.
breakingStandard default alignment with the llm-d optimized baseline
The standard default is aligned with the llm-d optimized baseline.

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breakinglora-affinity-scorer default for LoRA adapters
Applies if you use LoRA adapters.
breakingLLMInferenceServiceConfig deletion-prevention finalizer
Applies if you use LLMInferenceServiceConfig.
breakingendpointPickerRef default EPP port
Applies if you configure endpointPickerRef and do not configure port.
+ 4 more on the release page

Keycloak26.7.1SecurityAug 5, 2026

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A maintenance release with security fixes and additional bug fixes. The security fixes require upgrading, and the ordinary bug fixes require no operator action beyond upgrading.

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securityhighCVE-2026-15573 unnormalized URI matching in pathmatcher
Applies if you use pathmatcher.
securityhighCVE-2026-15572 DCR protocol mapper type-swap policy
Applies if you use DCR.
securityhighCVE-2026-16442 SAML broker login restriction
Applies if you use the SAML broker.
+ 9 more on the release page

OpenTelemetryv0.158.0ObservabilityAug 4, 2026

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OpenTelemetry v0.158.0 adds a replacement processor and configuration-schema capabilities, along with changes to component maturity and several defect corrections. It also removes the pkg/xconfmap validation API in favor of symbols in confmap.

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breakingThe pkg/xconfmap validation symbols, renamed
Applies if you use pkg/xconfmap's Validator or Validate symbols.

Argov3.5.0CI/CD & App DeliveryAug 4, 2026

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A maintenance release focused on operator-facing bug fixes, with additional feature and configuration work. It also includes dependency updates, including a UI dependency update for CVE-2026-41240.

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securitymediumThe redoc/dompurify dependency update for CVE-2026-41240
The UI dependency redoc/dompurify is bumped to v3.4.0 to fix CVE-2026-41240.
securityThe formidable dependency update
The formidable dependency is updated to v2.1.3.
breakingThe auto-sync toggle removal from the app top bar
The auto-sync toggle is removed from the app top bar.

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breakingThe theme default changed to auto
Applies if theme is not configured.

Karmadav1.18.2Orchestration & ManagementJul 31, 2026

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A broad operator-impacting maintenance release with security-related base image updates, API and configuration changes, scheduling capabilities, and deprecations and removals. Operators should review changed defaults and constraints and account for migration work affecting their configurations, APIs, and metrics.

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securityThe alpine base image update
The alpine base image is updated from alpine:3.23.4 to alpine:3.24.1 to address security concerns.
securityThe alpine base image update
The alpine base image is updated from alpine:3.23.3 to alpine:3.23.4 to address security concerns.

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breakingThe cluster lease duration flags, removed
Applies if you configure either --cluster-lease-duration or --cluster-lease-renew-interval-fraction.
breakingThe Estimator metric label value, removed
Applies if you use either estimating_plugin_execution_duration_seconds or estimating_plugin_extension_point_duration_seconds.
breakingThe Etcd.Local.InitImage configuration field, removed
Applies if you configure Etcd.Local.InitImage.
+ 5 more on the release page

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deprecatedThe ReplicaRequirements.resourceRequest field deprecationdeprecated since v1.18.0
Applies if you use ReplicaRequirements.resourceRequest.
deprecatedThe ComponentReplicaRequirements.resourceRequest field deprecationdeprecated since v1.18.0
Applies if you use ComponentReplicaRequirements.resourceRequest.
deprecatedThe NodeClaim.nodeAffinity field deprecationdeprecated since v1.18.0
Applies if you use NodeClaim.nodeAffinity.
+ 1 more on the release page

Karmadav1.17.5Orchestration & ManagementJul 31, 2026

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A mixed maintenance and feature release with workload-affinity and anti-affinity support, encryption-at-rest capabilities, bug fixes, and updates to dependencies and default images. It also changes operational defaults and validation while deprecating or removing configuration flags and fields, so compatibility and configuration changes are part of the release.

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breakingControllerPriorityQueue promotion to beta and default enablement
ControllerPriorityQueue is promoted to beta and enabled by default.

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breakingThe --etcd-init-image flag, removed from karmadactl init
Applies if you use the --etcd-init-image flag.
breakingnamespace validation for spec.resourceSelectors
Applies if you use PropagationPolicy or OverridePolicy.
breakingDistinct GroupByLabelKey values in WorkloadAffinity
Applies if you configure WorkloadAffinity.
+ 1 more on the release page

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deprecatedEtcd.Local.InitImage deprecationdeprecated since v1.17.0 · removal date not announced
Applies if you configure Etcd.Local.InitImage in Karmada Init Configuration.
deprecatedDeprecation of cluster lease flagsdeprecated since v1.17.0 · removal date not announced
Applies if you use --cluster-lease-duration or --cluster-lease-renew-interval-fraction.

Karmadav1.16.8Orchestration & ManagementJul 31, 2026

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A mixed maintenance and feature release with bug fixes, new APIs and capabilities, performance and instrumentation improvements, dependency updates, and deprecated field removals. Operators should review the removed fields and the updated dependency, while the release also adds multi-component scheduling, configurable initialization, eviction queue support, and new workload interpreters.

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securitymediumThe github.com/vektra/mockery dependency update
The github.com/vektra/mockery dependency was bumped to v3.5.5 to address security concerns identified by GO-2025-3900.

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breakingThe external etcd fields CAData, CertData, and KeyData, removed
Applies if you configure CAData, CertData, or KeyData.
breakingThe init command's default component images
Applies if you run the init command.
breakingA 32s default timeout for the member cluster client
Applies if you use the member cluster client.
+ 1 more on the release page

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deprecatedThe --etcd-init-image flag, deprecatedremoval date not announced
Applies if you use --etcd-init-image.
breakingThe Prometheus metric labels cluster and cluster_name, replaced by member_clusterremoval planned in 1.18
Applies if you use the cluster or cluster_name metric labels.

Open Policy Agent (OPA)v1.19.0SecurityJul 30, 2026

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A release with a SQL injection fix and a GHSA-linked dependency update, alongside a breaking Rego safety-checking change. It also changes runtime and CLI behavior, adds capabilities, and fixes correctness and performance issues.

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securityhighoras.land/oras-go/v2 update for GHSA-fxhp-mv3v-67qp
oras.land/oras-go/v2 is updated from 2.6.1 to 2.6.2 to address GHSA-fxhp-mv3v-67qp.
breakingReadHeaderTimeout default
All HTTP servers now set ReadHeaderTimeout to 32s.
breakingPartial set and -object rule name conflicts
The AST rejects partial set and -object rules that share a name.

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securityCompile API SQL identifier handling
Applies if you use the Compile API and use a dynamic key.
breakingStricter := safety checking
Applicability is not stated in the release notes.

KubeVirtv1.9.0Orchestration & ManagementJul 30, 2026

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A broad operator-facing release with fixes, behavior changes, new capabilities, API and feature-gate maturity changes, deprecations, and component updates. It also includes security updates for CVE-2026-35469, GHSA-pc3f-x583-g7j2, and CVE-2026-33186, along with a symlink-traversal fix and a security dependency update.

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securitycriticalThe grpc dependency, updated
grpc is updated to 1.79.3 to remediate CVE-2026-33186.
securityhighThe github.com/moby/spdystream dependency, updated
The github.com/moby/spdystream dependency is updated from v0.5.0 to v0.5.1 to address CVE-2026-35469 (GHSA-pc3f-x583-g7j2).

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breakingStricter network interface binding admission
Applies if you configure network interface bindings.
breakingThe Template feature gate, enabled by default
Applies if you enable the Template feature gate.
breakingThe ephemeral hotplug volume metric and alert, removed
Applies if you use the ephemeral hotplug volume metric.
+ 6 more on the release page

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deprecatedcgroup v1 support, deprecatedremoval date not announced
Applies if you run with cgroup v1 support.
deprecatedLegacy VM creation recording rules and metrics, deprecated
Applies if you use kubevirt_vm_created_total or kubevirt_vm_created_by_pod_total.

NATSv2.14.4Networking & MessagingJul 30, 2026

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A maintenance release with dependency and toolchain updates, JetStream performance and configuration improvements, and broad correctness fixes. It also includes authentication and permission fixes.

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securityJWT validation with whitespace-only permissions
Applies if you use JWT validation.
securityverify_and_map authentication with blank passwords
Applies if TLS verify_and_map is configured.
securityMQTT subscription restriction for $MQTT.> subjects
Applies if you use MQTT.
+ 1 more on the release page

NATSv2.12.14Networking & MessagingJul 30, 2026

ACTION 1CHECK 2OTHER 33View full analysis

A maintenance release with a Go toolchain update, dependency manifest updates, JetStream performance and configuration changes, and numerous correctness fixes. Authentication fixes address security flaws and require upgrading.

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breakingThe disk concurrency semaphore, increased to 4096 slots
The disk concurrency semaphore is now set to 4096 slots, up from the previous CPU-scaled count. This performance change ships in v2.12.14.

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securityAuthentication checks with no_auth_user and auth callouts
Applies if you configure no_auth_user and use auth callouts.
securityTLS verify_and_map authentication with blank passwords
Applies if you use TLS and configure verify_and_map.

Ciliumv1.20.0Networking & MessagingJul 29, 2026

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A substantial feature and maintenance release with Gateway API, networking, IPAM, policy, observability, and datapath changes, alongside correctness and performance fixes. Operators should review removed or renamed options, changed defaults and requirements, removed metrics and integrations, and the dependency updates addressing security-related issues.

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securitygoogle.golang.org/grpc v1.79.3
The google.golang.org/grpc module is updated to v1.79.3 in the main branch.
securitygoogle.golang.org/grpc v1.82.1
The google.golang.org/grpc module is updated to v1.82.1 in the v1.20 branch.
securityhelm.sh/helm/v4 v4.1.4
The helm.sh/helm/v4 module is updated to v4.1.4 in the main branch.
securitygithub.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.3
The github.com/cloudflare/circl module is updated to v1.6.3.
securitygithub.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4 v4.1.4
The github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4 module is updated to v4.1.4.
securitygithub.com/moby/spdystream v0.5.1
The github.com/moby/spdystream module is updated to v0.5.1.
breakingcni.customConf CNI configuration version
The default CNI configuration version for cni.customConf changes from 0.3.1 to 1.0.0.
breakingCilium operator IPAM metrics removal
The IPAM metrics cilium_operator_ipam_ips and cilium_operator_ipam_available_interfaces are removed.
breakingDefault CNI configuration version
The default CNI configuration version changes from 0.3.1 to 1.0.0.
breakingNative histogram default
Native histograms are emitted for all histograms by default.
breakingAgent bootstrap metrics removal
Agent bootstrap metrics are removed.

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securitytbid traffic host namespace handling
Applies if you use tbid traffic.
breakingDocker libnetwork plugin removal
Applies if you use the Docker libnetwork plugin.
breakingces-slice-mode removal
Applies if you configure ces-slice-mode.
+ 25 more on the release page

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deprecatedBeta Mutual Auth deprecationremoval date not announced
Applies if you use Mutual Auth.
deprecatedDeprecated address and interface CIDR fields
Applies if you configure addresses[].subnet or interfaces[].cidr.
deprecatedLocal REST BGP API deprecationremoval date not announced
Applies if you use the local REST BGP APIs.
+ 3 more on the release page

Confidential Containersv0.22.0SecurityJul 28, 2026

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A release with a breaking authentication change and several operator-visible removals, alongside new integrations, APIs, and configuration capabilities. No security fixes or advisory identifiers are disclosed.

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breakingKBS client admin-token authentication
Applies if you use the KBS client.
breakingThe CAA docker provider, removed
Applies if you use the CAA docker provider.
breakingThe Fedora-based mkosi-built CAA podvm image, removed
Applies if you use the Fedora-based mkosi-built CAA podvm image.
+ 3 more on the release page

etcdv3.7.1Kubernetes CoreJul 23, 2026

ACTION 3CHECK 1OTHER 2View full analysis

A maintenance release changes server defaults and behavior, fixes correctness issues, and addresses disclosed security issues in watch permissions and google.golang.org/grpc. It also includes fixes for unbounded peer lease HTTP request reads and nested transaction request handling.

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securityhighThe google.golang.org/grpc dependency update
The release updates google.golang.org/grpc to version 1.82.1 to address GHSA-hrxh-6v49-42gf.
breakingThe snapshotLimitByte default
The release sets a reasonable default value for snapshotLimitByte.
breakingThe client HTTP server ReadHeaderTimeout
The client HTTP server now sets ReadHeaderTimeout.

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securityhighWatch responses restricted to authorized keys
Applicability is not stated in the release notes.

Kubescapev4.0.11SecurityJul 22, 2026

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A feature and maintenance release that adds scanning, reporting, export, MCP, vulnerability-adaptor, and policy capabilities while correcting air-gapped, exception, scan, SARIF, and image-scan behavior. deploy-library now uses the embedded VAP bundle by default.

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breakingThe deploy-library bundle source
Applies if you use deploy-library.

gRPCv1.83.0Networking & MessagingJul 22, 2026

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This release includes a security-related default change in TLS key exchange. The change affects deployments that use TLS key exchange.

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securityPost-Quantum Cryptography as the default for TLS key exchange
Applies when TLS key exchange is used.

Linkerdedge-26.7.1Networking & MessagingJul 21, 2026

ACTION 1CHECK 1OTHER 58View full analysis

This release tightens Gateway API and service-port handling and corrects tracing identity construction. It also updates dependencies and shipped components, with no security advisories or explicitly described vulnerabilities.

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breakingUndefined service port requests disallowed
The destination component now disallows requests to service ports that are not defined.

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breakingGateway API checks during Helm installation
Applies when you use Helm.

Limav2.2.0Kubernetes CoreJul 21, 2026

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An experimental feature release adds guest, CLI, template, VM-driver, and device capabilities. It also changes the Windows default driver and socket_vmnet access constraint, removes a host dependency, and updates nerdctl.

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breakingThe default VM driver, from wsl2 to qemu
Applies if you do not configure the VM driver.
breakingThe socket_vmnet access constraint
Applies if you use socket_vmnet.
breakingThe almalinux-kitten template, moved to experimental/
Applies if you use almalinux-kitten.

OpenTelemetryv0.157.0ObservabilityJul 21, 2026

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This release adds configuration and feature-gate capabilities, corrects defects, changes histogram bucket values, and introduces the configstorage module. It also removes or deprecates API symbols, with no security issues or advisories identified.

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breakingThe BalancerName function, removed
Applies if you use BalancerName.

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deprecatedThe WithForceUnmarshaler option, deprecated
Applies if you use WithForceUnmarshaler.

OpenCostv1.121.0ObservabilityJul 20, 2026

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This release combines new cost data and collection capabilities with operational updates. Endpoint access defaults change, and the release includes corrections across pricing, pagination, request handling, providers, and serialization.

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breakingEndpoint defaults, deactivated without an admin token
Applies if you use endpoints without setting an admin token.

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