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Confidential Containersv0.19.0SecurityMar 30, 2026

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A release that narrows supported environments and installation paths while adding storage, attestation, GPU, API, signature, and image-handling capabilities. It also updates guest and image handling, including sealed-secret signatures, cosign signatures with newlines, in-memory LUKS headers, and improved Vault/OpenBao support.

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breakingGo support in CDH removed
Applies if you use CDH.
breakingCanonical TDX Tech preview support removed
Applies if you use Canonical TDX Tech preview.
breakingUbuntu version requirement
Applies if you use Ubuntu 24.04.4 (linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04) or 25.10.
+ 2 more on the release page

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deprecatedpacker images support, planned for removalremoval date not announced
Applies if you use packer images.

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Chaos Meshv2.8.2ObservabilityMar 25, 2026

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A maintenance release deprecates and removes install.sh, updates the Go toolchain and JSON-RPC dependency, and corrects dashboard and webhook issues. It also includes vulnerability fixes in Go and UI packages.

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securityGo package updates for vulnerability fixes
Go packages are upgraded to fix vulnerabilities.
securityUI package updates for vulnerability fixes
UI packages are upgraded to fix vulnerabilities.

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breakingThe install.sh installer, removed
Applies if you use install.sh.

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deprecatedThe install.sh installer, deprecated
Applies if you use install.sh.

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KubeVirtv1.8.0Orchestration & ManagementMar 24, 2026

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A broad operator-facing feature and maintenance release with API and behavior changes, dependency updates, deprecations, and removals. Monitoring and configuration changes include recording-rule and feature-gate updates, alongside scheduling and security-related behavior changes; no security advisories are reported.

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breakingNetwork attachment definition get permissions in the virt-controller ClusterRole, removed
Applicability is not stated in the release notes.
breakingStop requests for paused VMIs, rejected
Applies if you run paused VMIs.
breakingThe EnableVirtioFsConfigVolumes feature, graduated to GA
Applies if you use the EnableVirtioFsConfigVolumes feature gate.
+ 4 more on the release page

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deprecatedThe DisableMDEVConfiguration feature gate, deprecatedremoval date not announced
Applies if you use the DisableMDEVConfiguration feature gate.
deprecatedThe kubevirt_vmi_migration_data_total_bytes metric, deprecated
Applies if you use the kubevirt_vmi_migration_data_total_bytes metric.
deprecatedThe MultiArchitecture feature gate, deprecated
Applies if you use the MultiArchitecture feature gate.
+ 1 more on the release page

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Backstagev1.49.0CI/CD & App DeliveryMar 17, 2026

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A breaking compatibility release changes defaults and removes or narrows support across the frontend, CLI, catalog, and integrations. It also introduces new frontend, catalog, scaffolder, CLI, and integration capabilities, while deprecated functionality remains in some areas and requires planning. The release contains no security fixes.

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breakingThe New Frontend System as the default for new apps
Applicability is not stated in the release notes.
breakingThe create-app frontend selection flag
Applies if you use the --next flag for create-app.
breakingDeprecated types and options
Applies if you use deprecated types and options.
+ 11 more on the release page

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deprecatedDeprecated variant, columns, and tableOptions props
Applies if you use the variant, columns, or tableOptions props.
deprecatedThe RelatedEntitiesCard component
Applies if you use RelatedEntitiesCard.
deprecatedThe CLI built-in set fallback
Applicability is not stated in the release notes.
+ 4 more on the release page

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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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Strimzi0.51.0Networking & MessagingMar 6, 2026

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A release with fixes for two disclosed security vulnerabilities, updated Kubernetes and Kafka support, and a changed feature-gate default. It also adds Kafka 4.2.0 support and per-listener Kafka options, while the ingress listener type is deprecated; CRD upgrades and a KafkaUser field migration are upgrade prerequisites.

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securityhighCVE-2026-27133 and CVE-2026-27134 security fixes
Security fixes in Strimzi 0.50.1 and 0.51.0 address CVE-2026-27133 and CVE-2026-27134, with advisories GHSA-2qwx-rq6j-8r6j and GHSA-6x85-j2f7-4xc5.
breakingThe ServerSideApplyPhase1 feature gate default
The ServerSideApplyPhase1 feature gate moved to beta and is enabled by default.

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breakingKubernetes version support
Applies if you use Kubernetes 1.27, 1.28, or 1.29.
breakingKafka 4.0.0 and 4.0.1 support
Applies if you use Kafka 4.0.0 or 4.0.1.

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deprecatedThe ingress listener type deprecation
Applies if you configure the ingress listener type.

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