# Flux v2.9.6

> CI/CD & App Delivery · 2026-10-01

A patch release focused on controller correctness, cache and reconciliation fixes, safer error redaction, and an opt-in feature gate. It does not require mandatory operator configuration changes.

## Other recorded changes
- 8 (defect_corrected 6, added 1, value_changed 1)

[Full analysis](https://ratatosk.io/en/releases/flux/v2.9.6)

[Original release notes](https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/releases/tag/v2.9.6)