# Karmada v1.18.4

> Orchestration & Management · 2026-10-31

A maintenance release with a security-related Alpine base-image update. No other operator-facing changes are included.

## Action needed
- **[security]** The Karmada Alpine base image update
  - The `Karmada` Alpine base image is upgraded from `alpine:3.24.1` to `alpine:3.24.2` to address security concerns.

[Full analysis](https://ratatosk.io/en/releases/karmada/v1.18.4)

[Original release notes](https://github.com/karmada-io/karmada/releases/tag/v1.18.4)