# Tekton v1.16.0

> CI/CD & App Delivery · 2026-08-31

A maintenance release that changes the security-context default and operator setup requirements, corrects tracing behavior, updates dependencies, and retires the `v1.3.x` release line. It also includes routine dependency maintenance alongside the tracing correction.

## Check if affected
- **[breaking]** The `set-security-context` default is now `true`
  - Applies if you set `set-security-context`.
  - The `set-security-context` default is now `true`.

## Plan ahead
- **[deprecated]** The `v1.3.x` release line is moved to end of life
  - The `v1.3.x` line is moved to End of Life releases.

## Other recorded changes
- 19 (value_changed 18, defect_corrected 1)

[Full analysis](https://ratatosk.io/en/releases/tekton/v1.16.0)

[Original release notes](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.16.0)