# Cilium v1.19.8

> Networking & Messaging · 2026-09-16

A maintenance release focused on correctness fixes and dependency updates, with a small number of new extension points. It does not introduce broad operator-facing configuration changes.

## Action needed
- **[breaking]** Removal of the `Ingress HostFW Policy` between `RevSNAT` and `RevDNAT`
  - The BPF NodePort path removes the `Ingress HostFW Policy` between `RevSNAT` and `RevDNAT`.

## Other recorded changes
- 49 (value_changed 31, defect_corrected 16, added 2)

[Full analysis](https://ratatosk.io/en/releases/cilium/v1.19.8)

[Original release notes](https://github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.19.8)