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Karmadav1.16.8Orchestration & ManagementJul 31, 2026

ACTION 1CHECK 4PLAN 2OTHER 104View full analysis

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.

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Backstagev1.52.0CI/CD & App DeliveryJun 16, 2026

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A broad feature and maintenance release with breaking configuration and API evolution across catalog, scaffolder, TechDocs, frontend, actions, and Kubernetes capabilities. It also includes correctness, performance, reliability, and security-related dependency updates, with migration attention needed for renamed or deprecated settings and APIs.

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securityThe infinispan dependency upgrade
infinispan was upgraded from ^0.12.0 to ^0.13.0 to address known vulnerabilities.
breakingThe unused json-schema runtime dependency, removed
The unused json-schema runtime dependency has been removed.

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breakingThe catalog.stitchingStrategy.mode: 'immediate' setting, removed
Applies if you configure catalog.stitchingStrategy.mode.
breakingComboboxProps as a union type
Applies if you use ComboboxProps.
breakingThe default /kubernetes page, removed
Applies if you use /kubernetes.
+ 4 more on the release page

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deprecatedTop-level Combobox input state props, deprecated
Applies if you use plain-array options.
deprecatedPrevious tokens, deprecatedremoval date not announced
Applicability is not stated in the release notes.
deprecatedThe single-module runCliModule helper, deprecated
Applies if you use runCliModule.
+ 6 more on the release page

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Confidential Containersv0.20.0SecurityMay 5, 2026

ACTION 1PLAN 3OTHER 12View full analysis

Confidential Containers v0.20.0 combines operator-visible capability and compatibility updates with deprecations of several image and provider paths. It also includes a security fix identified by GHSA-q49m-57vm-c8cc.

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securityhighGHSA-q49m-57vm-c8cc security fix
The release includes a fix for the security issue identified by GHSA-q49m-57vm-c8cc.

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deprecatedThe Docker CAA provider, deprecatedremoval date not announced
Applies if you use the Docker CAA provider.
breakingThe Fedora-based mkosi CAA podvm image, deprecatedremoval date not announced
Applies if you use the Fedora-based mkosi CAA podvm image.
deprecatedSupport for packer images, deprecatedremoval date not announced
Applies if you use packer images.

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Cortexv1.21.0ObservabilityApr 27, 2026

ACTION 1CHECK 1PLAN 3OTHER 81View full analysis

A feature and maintenance release that adds Store Gateway, federation, overrides, caching, metric, and query capabilities while graduating several experimental features. It also changes defaults and configuration names, updates dependencies, and fixes correctness, memory, panic, and data-corruption defects.

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breakingThe blocks storage bucket index default
Blocks storage now enables the bucket index by default through -blocks-storage.bucket-store.bucket-index.enabled. Disabling it with -blocks-storage.bucket-store.bucket-index.enabled=false is not recommended for production.

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breakingThe Distributor type and unit label flag
Applies if you configure either -distributor.enable-type-and-unit-labels or -distributor.otlp.enable-type-and-unit-labels for remote write v2 and OTLP requests.

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breakingThe Ruler API flag rename
Applies if you configure -experimental.ruler.enable-api.
breakingThe Alertmanager API flag rename
Applies if you configure -experimental.alertmanager.enable-api.
breakingThe Users Scanner user index update configuration
Applies if you configure either -*.users-scanner.user-index.cleanup-interval or clean_up_interval.

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Strimzi0.45.2Networking & MessagingMar 12, 2026

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A maintenance release that narrows Kubernetes support to version 1.25 and newer and marks several older Kafka and extension components for removal. It adds Kafka 3.9.2 support and includes dependency updates addressing multiple CVEs and a GHSA advisory.

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securityhighGRPC Netty Shaded update for CVE-2025-55163
GRPC Netty Shaded was upgraded to remediate CVE-2025-55163.
securitymediumZookeeper update for CVE-2024-47554
The Zookeeper dependency was upgraded to remediate CVE-2024-47554.
securitymediumNimbus Jose JWT 10.0.2 update for CVE-2025-53864
Nimbus Jose JWT was upgraded to version 10.0.2 to remediate CVE-2025-53864.
securitymediumNetty 4.1.130.Final update for CVE-2025-67735
Netty was updated to version 4.1.130.Final to resolve CVE-2025-67735.
securitymediumApache Log4J 2.25.3 update for CVE-2025-68161
Apache Log4J was updated to version 2.25.3 to remediate CVE-2025-68161.
securitymediumVertx 4.5.24 update for CVE-2026-1002
Vertx was updated to version 4.5.24 to remediate CVE-2026-1002.
securitymediumJackson update for GHSA-72hv-8253-57qq
Jackson was updated to address GHSA-72hv-8253-57qq.
securityVert.x and Netty dependency updates
The Vert.x and Netty dependencies were bumped on the 0.45.x branch to fix CVEs.

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breakingKubernetes support narrowed to 1.25 and newer
Applies if you use Kubernetes 1.23 or Kubernetes 1.24.

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breakingStrimzi MirrorMaker 2 Extensions deprecationdeprecated since 0.28.0 · removal planned in 0.46
Applies if you use the Strimzi MirrorMaker 2 Extensions.
breakingStrimzi EnvVar Configuration Provider inclusiondeprecated since 0.38.0 · removal planned in 0.46
Applies if you use the Strimzi EnvVar Configuration Provider.
deprecatedZooKeeper-based Kafka and MirrorMaker 1 supportremoval planned in 0.46
Applies if you use ZooKeeper-based Apache Kafka clusters or MirrorMaker 1 deployments.

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Confidential Containersv0.18.0SecurityJan 23, 2026

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A release that removes or deprecates several operator-facing components while adding capabilities and changing supported formats and behavior. It also updates shipped platform components, including Trustee, image-rs, guest kernels, and OVMF.

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breakingProcess-based confidential computing via enclave-cc, removed
Applies if you use enclave-cc.
breakingExperimental Secure Comms mode, removed from the Cloud API Adaptor
Applies if you configure Secure Comms mode.

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breakingThe CoCo operator, deprecated, with Helm chart installation
Applies if you use the CoCo operator.
deprecatedpacker guest images, deprecated in favor of mkosiremoval date not announced
Applies if you use packer images.

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