K3s

Name: K3s
Author: SUSE

Infrastructure & DevOpsApache-2.0

Lightweight Kubernetes.

Latest v1.36.4+k3s1 · Aug 27, 2026by SUSEWritten in GoWebsite k3s-io/k3s RSS

Branches

1.37: v1.37.0+k3s1Sep 14, 2026Pre-release
1.36: v1.36.4+k3s1Aug 27, 2026
1.35: v1.35.8+k3s1Aug 27, 2026
1.34: v1.34.11+k3s1Aug 27, 2026
1.33: v1.33.13+k3s2Aug 4, 2026

Release activity

Release activity — 22 releases across 10 days since Jul 24, 2026. Each cell is one day; darker means more releases that day. Nothing is recorded before Jul 24, 2026. Older weeks are hidden at this screen width.
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Sunday		No releases on Jul 26, 2026	No releases on Aug 2, 2026	No releases on Aug 9, 2026	No releases on Aug 16, 2026	No releases on Aug 23, 2026	No releases on Aug 30, 2026	No releases on Sep 6, 2026	No releases on Sep 13, 2026
Monday		No releases on Jul 27, 2026	No releases on Aug 3, 2026	No releases on Aug 10, 2026	No releases on Aug 17, 2026	No releases on Aug 24, 2026	No releases on Aug 31, 2026	No releases on Sep 7, 2026	1 release on Sep 14, 2026
Tuesday		4 releases on Jul 28, 2026	4 releases on Aug 4, 2026	No releases on Aug 11, 2026	No releases on Aug 18, 2026	No releases on Aug 25, 2026	No releases on Sep 1, 2026	No releases on Sep 8, 2026	No releases on Sep 15, 2026
Wednesday		No releases on Jul 29, 2026	No releases on Aug 5, 2026	No releases on Aug 12, 2026	No releases on Aug 19, 2026	No releases on Aug 26, 2026	2 releases on Sep 2, 2026	1 release on Sep 9, 2026
Thursday		No releases on Jul 30, 2026	No releases on Aug 6, 2026	No releases on Aug 13, 2026	No releases on Aug 20, 2026	3 releases on Aug 27, 2026	1 release on Sep 3, 2026	No releases on Sep 10, 2026
Friday	2 releases on Jul 24, 2026	No releases on Jul 31, 2026	No releases on Aug 7, 2026	No releases on Aug 14, 2026	3 releases on Aug 21, 2026	No releases on Aug 28, 2026	No releases on Sep 4, 2026	1 release on Sep 11, 2026
Saturday	No releases on Jul 25, 2026	No releases on Aug 1, 2026	No releases on Aug 8, 2026	No releases on Aug 15, 2026	No releases on Aug 22, 2026	No releases on Aug 29, 2026	No releases on Sep 5, 2026	No releases on Sep 12, 2026

22 releases since Jul 24, 2026, busiest day 4

Changelog

Pre-releases

v1.37.0+k3s1

Pre-releaseSep 14, 2026 · about 11 hours ago

Security 1

Bump google.golang.org/grpc to v1.83.2 for CVE-2026-84445

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What's Changed

[release-1.37] Bump google.golang.org/grpc to v1.83.2 for CVE-2026-84445 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14614
[release-1.37] Bump google.golang.org/grpc to v1.83.2, not v1.82.2 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14619

Full Changelog: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.37.0-rc4+k3s1...v1.37.0+k3s1

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v1.37.0-rc5+k3s1

Pre-releaseSep 11, 2026 · 3 days ago

Security 1

Bump google.golang.org/grpc to v1.83.2 for CVE-2026-84445

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What's Changed

[release-1.37] Bump google.golang.org/grpc to v1.83.2 for CVE-2026-84445 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14614
[release-1.37] Bump google.golang.org/grpc to v1.83.2, not v1.82.2 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14619

Full Changelog: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.37.0-rc4+k3s1...v1.37.0-rc5+k3s1

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v1.37.0-rc4+k3s1

Pre-releaseSep 9, 2026 · 5 days ago

Changed 1

Bump Traefik to v3.7.13

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What's Changed

[Release 1.37] Bump Traefik to v3.7.13 by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14606

Full Changelog: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.37.0-rc3+k3s1...v1.37.0-rc4+k3s1

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v1.37.0-rc3+k3s1

Pre-releaseSep 3, 2026 · 11 days ago

Changed 1

Bump gateway-api-crd to version 3, which includes the keep annotation

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What's Changed

[Release 1.37] Bump gateway-api-crd version 3, which includes the keep annotation by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14586

Full Changelog: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.37.0-rc2+k3s1...v1.37.0-rc3+k3s1

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v1.37.0-rc2+k3s1

Pre-releaseSep 2, 2026 · 12 days ago

Changed 2

Bump rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version
Bump critools to v1.37

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What's Changed

[release-1.37] Bump rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14577
[Release-1.37] Bump critools to v1.37 by @vitorsavian in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14579

Full Changelog: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.37.0-rc1+k3s1...v1.37.0-rc2+k3s1

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v1.37.0-rc1+k3s1

Pre-releaseSep 2, 2026 · 12 days ago

Added 2

Add firewall section to check-config.sh
Enable secret encryption on existing clusters

Changed 15

Replace temporary etcd server with raw mvcc store access
Remove flannel external-ip annotations when disabled
Bump Traefik and CoreDNS to January 2025 versions
Bump local path provisioner to v0.0.34
Bump cni plugins
Bump spegel to v0.6.0
Bump kine to v0.14.10 for NATS conformance fixes
Bump coredns to 1.14.0
Update Traefik version to v3.6.7
Move to rootlesskit v2
Bump etcd to v3.6.7
Bump metrics-server to v0.8.1
Bump klipper-helm and klipper-lb images
Make artifact URL prefix configurable
Bump kine to v0.14.12

Fixed 4

Fix CVE-2025-54410: Update docker/docker to v25.0.13
Fix atomic write in WriteSubnetFile
Fix restart of control-plane-only nodes attempting to reconcile from local datastore
Fix spegel filter for wildcards

From K3s

What's Changed

Expand docker upgrade test, sunset E2E upgrade test by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13338
Add firewall section to check-config.sh by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13234
Update golangci-lint and re-enable CI linting step by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13343
Fix PR lint checkout depth by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13369
Update stable channel to v1.34.3+k3s1 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13374
Bump actions/download-artifact from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13346
Bump stable to 1.34 and add 1.35 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13373
Enable secret encryption on existing clusters by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13370
Bump Local Path Provisioner version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13387
Use Get, not Head for channel page by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13402
Fix typos in documentation by @oglok in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13411
Bump actions/cache from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13347
Replace temporary etcd server with raw mvcc store access by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13368
Bump Traefik and CoreDNS - Jan 2025 by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13424
Remove flannel external-ip annotations when disabled by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13431
Bump local path provisioner to v0.0.34 by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13430
[main] Publish GA images to staging registry by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13438
Bump cni plugins by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13439
Fix atomic write in WriteSubnetFile by @luojiyin1987 in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13380
Bump expr-lang/expr by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13440
Bump spegel to v0.6.0 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13198
Update longhorn version in integration test from v1.4.0 to v1.10.1 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13443
Bump kine to v0.14.10 for NATS conformance fixes by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13441
Remove download/generate from vulncheck by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13445
Bump to coredns 1.14.0 by @mgfritch in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13449
Add Momentum Coach AI to K3S adopters list by @geoffreyPerrin in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13467
Fix lines to satisfy lint and fix CI by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13475
Update Traefik version to v3.6.7 by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13474
Prevent caching on PR of golangci-lint entries by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13487
Move to rootlesskit v2 by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13486
Bump actions/stale from 10.1.0 to 10.1.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13296
Fix CVE-2025-54410: Update docker/docker to v25.0.13 by @rahulrairai59 in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13473
Bump golang:alpine image version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13345
Update install tests with new images, add alma10 by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13489
Bump etcd to v3.6.7 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13495
Add Percona and Solanica to k3s adopters by @edithturn in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13510
[main] Update to v1.35.0-k3s3 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13524
Fix restart of control-plane-only nodes attempting to reconcile from local datastore by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13534
Fix spegel filter for wildcards by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13527
Add IPv6 loopback to kubelet-serving cert by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13532
Fix handling of empty token file by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13529
Use channel.yaml instead of curling for stable for kubectl install by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13531
Fix VPN node IP not being applied to kubelet by @zijiren233 in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13457
Bump aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13185
Bump scorecard checkout to match all other versions by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13568
Bump kine for list/watch revision fixes by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13575
Explicitly close mvcc backend to fix high CPU on initial etcd server after restart by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13569
Support commit builds via GHA artifacts by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13559
Bump rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13499
[main] Update stable channel to v1.34.3+k3s3 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13554
Bump metrics-server to v0.8.1 by @mgfritch in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13594
[main] Add registry prefix to image-list file by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13603
Bump klipper-helm and klipper-lb images by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13613
Fix removal of init node via annotation by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13624
[master] Update to v1.35.1-k3s1 and Go 1.25.6 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13638
Update stable to v1.34.4+k3s1 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13642
Make artifact URL prefix configurable by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13367
Bump kine to v0.14.12 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13661
Install binutils-gold only for arm64 builds by @mmoll in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13654
Rootlesskit Revert + Test Fixes by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13681
Improve resilience of datastore bootstrap reconcile from etcd by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13677
Bump Traefik to v3.6.9 by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13693
[main] Update to v1.35.2-k3s1 and Go 1.25.7 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13708
Assign github.event to env first by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13715
config: Add default imports to containerd base templates by @fidencio in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13680
update channel server to 1.34.5 by @briandowns in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13732
Add nix-snapshotter support to the embedded containerd by @nuketownada in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13676
Do not create etcd name file if etcd is not in use by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13727
Bump actions/download-artifact from 7 to 8 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13714
build(deps): bump actions/stale from 10.1.1 to 10.2.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13670
build(deps): bump aquasecurity/trivy-action from 0.33.1 to 0.34.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13669
build(deps): bump aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13596
Bump softprops/action-gh-release from 2.2.1 to 2.5.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13376
Bump rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13743
Bump klipper-lb and klipper-helm by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13761
Bump golang:alpine image version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13653
Update packages to remove unmaintained dependencies by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13724
Bump DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action from 17 to 21 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13744
Bump docker/build-push-action from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13745
Bump docker/setup-qemu-action from 3 to 4 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13746
Bump docker/setup-docker-action from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13747
Save cluster state before reencyrpting secrets with newly created key by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13764
Bump docker/metadata-action from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13748
Bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk from 1.39.0 to 1.40.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13713
Bump github.com/docker/cli from 28.3.2+incompatible to 29.2.0+incompatible by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13730
build(deps): bump github.com/pion/dtls/v3 from 3.0.6 to 3.0.11 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13645
Use etcd-snapshot-retention as default for s3 if etcd-s3-retention is not set by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13770
Bump traefik and local-path-provisioner by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13787
install.sh: Simplify handling for fedora rpm-ostree based distributions by @becarusys in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13712
Bump containerd to v2.2.2 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13788
Bump runc to v1.4.1 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13796
Bump Traefik helm chart version by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13805
Fix trivy updatecli config by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13816
Bump cni plugins to v1.9.1 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13817
Simplify snapshot compress/decompress logic by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13826
build(deps): bump docker/login-action from 3 to 4 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13804
build(deps): bump softprops/action-gh-release from 2.5.0 to 2.6.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13803
build(deps): bump aquasecurity/trivy-action from 0.34.1 to 0.35.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13802
[main] Update to v1.35.3-k3s1 and Go 1.25.7 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13836
Bump Trivy version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13845
Fix typo: overriden -> overridden in snapshot_handler.go in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13847
fix: typo in etcd membership error message by @DT1mote in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13848
Bump helm-controller for job race fix by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13853
Add context to controller event recorders by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13856
Pin GH Actions to commit sha by @cwayne18 in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13861
Dapper is kill by @cwayne18 in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13860
Update to flannel v0.28.2 by @mgfritch in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13863
[main] Update stable to v1.34.6+k3s1 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13873
Add sipgate to the list of adopters by @caesarakalaeii in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13881
Add Rocket Technologies to the list of adopters by @BenBo17 in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13890
Make Dockerfile.test more secure by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13882
Make tests/integration/Dockerfile.test more secure by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13883
Secure the vagrant-setup action.yaml by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13884
Secure the e2e yaml GHA by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13885
Pin govulncheck GHA version by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13887
Verify sha256sum for kubelet, vagrant zip and go binary by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13889
Check the k3s-root sha256sum by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13888
build(deps): bump github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4 from 4.1.3 to 4.1.4 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13891
build(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 6.0.0 to 7.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13880
build(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 4.34.1 to 4.35.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13879
build(deps): bump docker/setup-buildx-action from 3.12.0 to 4.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13878
build(deps): bump updatecli/updatecli-action from 2.100.0 to 3.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13876
Fix reproducibility of embedded data tarball by @jonhermansen in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13875
build(deps): bump github.com/buger/jsonparser from 1.1.1 to 1.1.2 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13837
build(deps): bump github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 from 2.12.2 to 2.12.6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13852
Fix S3 test to account for change to s3mock by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13906
Bump klipper helm to v0.9.16-build20260410 by @vitorsavian in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13908
Bump runc/spegel/helm-controller/kine by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13909
build(deps): bump actions/github-script from 8.0.0 to 9.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13914
build(deps): bump aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials from 6.0.0 to 6.1.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13915
build(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 7.0.0 to 7.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13916
build(deps): bump softprops/action-gh-release from 2.6.1 to 3.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13917
build(deps): bump docker/build-push-action from 7.0.0 to 7.1.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13918
Bump traefik to 3.6.12 by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13912
Fix embedded executor VPN config injection by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13920
Bump containerd to v2.2.3 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13931
Bump flannel to v0.28.4 by @thomasferrandiz in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13937
[main] Update to v1.35.4-k3s1 and Go 1.25.9 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13946
[main] Immutable release changes by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13902
Bump Traefik to 3.6.13 by @cwayne18 in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13969
[main] Switch from draft to pre-release by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13951
Fix SANs added from comma-separated node-external-ip list by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13989
Fix docker dualstack test by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13994
Bump klipper-helm image for revision check fix by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13995
Bump upstream to v1.36 by @vitorsavian in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13986
Add k8gb to adopters list in ADOPTERS.md by @ytsarev in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13978
Bump Klipper LB version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13976
Update stable to v1.35.4+k3s1 and add v1.36 entry by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14016
Replace PreparingExecutor with explicit embedded executor init by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14000
Bump spegel to v0.7.0 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14003
Bump rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14005
Fix kubectl exec when using docker by @vitorsavian in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14019
Improve K3s BUILDING and CONTRIBUTING guides by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13985
Bump Klipper LB version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14026
[main] Fix s3 path by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14015
add lost return by @nameearly in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14020
Bump kine to v0.15.0 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14030
Bump Local Path Provisioner version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14038
Update Orlin's mail by @OrlinVasilev in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14047
[main] Update to v1.36.1-k3s1 and Go 1.26.2 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14052
Fix cron to run everyday at 6PM UTC by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14041
Bump klipper-helm image tag by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14054
chore: fix duplicated "the" in etcd/s3 and permissions doc comments by @quyentonndbs in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14072
Add AI contribution guide by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14090
[main] Update stable channel to v1.35.5+k3s1 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14091
fix: use same package manager for k3s-selinux removal as for installation by @becarusys in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13711
Nit: Wrong integration test name by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14097
Use 0600 permissions for compressed etcd snapshots by @eran132 in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14092
fix: populate IfaceName in LookupExtInterface for VXLAN recreation by @jkubo in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14086
Fix token delete argument handling by @elysia090 in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14076
Skip bridge-nf-call sysctls when kube-proxy and flannel are disabled by @eran132 in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14093
build(deps): bump updatecli/updatecli-action from 3.0.0 to 3.1.2 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13980
build(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 4.35.1 to 4.35.2 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13982
build(deps): bump docker/login-action from 4.0.0 to 4.1.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13981
Bump kine to v0.16.0 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14123
Bump spegel to v0.7.1 for libp2p-kad-dht panic fix by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14128
Bump Traefik to v3.7.1 by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14134
Bump kine for t4 fixes by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14132
build(deps): bump actions/cache from 5.0.4 to 5.0.5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13979
Stop opening depedabot PRs for GitHub Action patch versions by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14143
Bump klipper-helm to v0.11 for helmv4 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14145
Bump containerd to v2.3.1 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14136
bump etcd to v3.6.12 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14149
Agentic workflows by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14129
Use of CNCF Runners in CI by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14144
Optimize Test order by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14186
Bump v3.7.4 Traefik by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14192
test(kubeflags): add K3sCleanup between server restarts to fix flake by @amaanx86 in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14189
Passthru KINE_ environment variables in install.sh and added new hash by @dnoland1 in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14188
Bump golang.org/x/net to v0.55.0 to fix CVE-2026-39821 by @jimmykarily in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14203
Reduce GRPC console spam by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14202
build(deps): bump docker/metadata-action from 6.0.0 to 6.1.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14147
build(deps): bump aquasecurity/trivy-action from 0.35.0 to 0.36.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14139
build(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 4.35.2 to 4.36.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14148
Fix cloud-controller-manager exiting due to missing core RBAC by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14201
Bump k3s-root to v0.15.2 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14205
Bump rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14208
Address new linting requirements by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14210
Revert "Add runtime checking of golang version" by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14219
Dualstack spegel by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13831
Update github actions in a single grouped PR every month by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14221
Bump klipper-helm for CVE reasons by @cwayne18 in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14235
Bump containerd with the fix for []byte envvar value by @vitorsavian in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14240
[main] Update to v1.36.2-k3s1 and Go 1.26.4 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14231
Use built-in etcd bootstrap defrag threshold if specified by @alexander-demicev in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14099
build(deps): bump the action-deps group with 7 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14226
build(deps): bump ubuntu from 24.04 to 26.04 in /tests/e2e/scripts by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14040
build(deps): bump alpine from 3.22 to 3.24 in /package by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14225
Unit test expansion by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14249
Fix codecov reports for E2E and Integration tests by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14252
Bump containerd to v2.3.2-k3s1 by @vitorsavian in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14253
Add image names to file cache by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14266
Bump cri-api and containerd for upstream env string fix by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14276
[main] Update stable channel to v1.36.2+k3s1 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14281
Add Sophotech to the list of adopters by @archy-rock3t-cloud in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14285
Migrate from local targets to defaults by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14204
Fix image-endpoint assignment in run_linux.go by @neiltalap in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14246
Preserve logical paths for symlinked manifests by @immanuwell in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14087
Bump dynamiclistener to v0.9.0-rc.2 for wildcard tls-san support by @Eshaan-Lumba in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14280
fix: pre-apply feature gates before embedded API server starts by @SebTardif in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14287
Add helm-controller-arg flag by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14185
Bump kine to v0.16.3 for perf improvements by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14310
Bump spegel to v0.7.2 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14311
fix: re-import airgap images when timestamp changes even if size is same by @bheemareddy in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14288
Use xx for multiarch builds without emulation by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14291
Bump golang:alpine image version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14247
Add backoff to initial snapshot reconcile by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14322
Synchronize egress map and CIDR trie reads in tunnel dialBackend by @archy-rock3t-cloud in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14341
Redact single-dash secret flags in the node args annotation by @archy-rock3t-cloud in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14340
Emit events attached to node when snapshot retention fails by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14345
Run Conformance tests nightly by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14338
Bump Traefik to v3.7.7 by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14326
Bump mirrored-pause to 3.10.2 by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14339
build(deps): bump the action-deps group with 14 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14394
Bump dynamiclistener for atomic write fix by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14382
Bump helm-controller/klipper-helm by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14403
Simplify WriteSubnetFile cleanup and make atomic by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14405
Fix typo in snapshot prune event by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14410
Bump rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14415
Add updatecli manifest to bump Kubernetes across multiple release branches by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14402
Use new Traefik v3.7.8 by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14404
Bump metrics-server to v0.9.0 by @mgfritch in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14416
updatecli: relax metrics-server semver filter et al. by @mgfritch in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14429
updatecli: add missing requiredEnv by @mgfritch in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14434
Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm for --force-conflicts support by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14446
[main] Bump k3s-io/kubernetes and Go references by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14457
Bump etcd to v3.6.14 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14460
Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation by @mgfritch in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14465
feat: support custom kubeconfig name by @kasefuchs in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14440
Require node password informer sync before using cache by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14459
Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14474
Enable unit tests by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14480
fix: change sles to use slemicro rpms instead of microos by @vitorsavian in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14472
tests: make rootless uidmap install robust against stale apt cache by @mgfritch in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14490
[main] Update stable channel to v1.36.3+k3s1 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14492
Etcd client locking by @dcermak in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14488
tests: Install rke2-multus-crd chart for multus e2e test by @mgfritch in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14489
Filter large untemplated issues by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14435
Fix typo in spegel deferred store comment by @Lcos-000 in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14485
make explicit where coredns customizations should be made by @turettn in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14503
Bump docker version in CI to 29 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14506
Don't retag images for a registry they are already hosted by by @boothb in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14484
Tidy dockerfile and build stages by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14511
Add advertise-address to SANs before generating apiserver cert by @somaz94 in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14516
[main] Bump Local Path Provisioner version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14496
Bump containerd to v2.3.4-k3s1.36 by @vitorsavian in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14510
Bump kine to v0.16.4 for nats replay fix by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14521
updatecli: remove release-1.33 branch by @mgfritch in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14537
[main] Update to v1.36.4-k3s1 and Go 1.26.7 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14546
feat: Add Project Bluefin to adopters list by @castrojo in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14549
Bump k8s to v1.37 by @vitorsavian in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14509
Bump Traefik and bundle gateway-api crds by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14573

New Contributors

@oglok made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13411
@luojiyin1987 made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13380
@geoffreyPerrin made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13467
@rahulrairai59 made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13473
@edithturn made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13510
@zijiren233 made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13457
@mmoll made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13654
@fidencio made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13680
@nuketownada made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13676
@becarusys made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13712
@DT1mote made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13848
@caesarakalaeii made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13881
@BenBo17 made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13890
@jonhermansen made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13875
@ytsarev made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/13978
@nameearly made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14020
@quyentonndbs made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14072
@eran132 made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14092
@jkubo made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14086
@elysia090 made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14076
@amaanx86 made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14189
@jimmykarily made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14203
@alexander-demicev made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14099
@archy-rock3t-cloud made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14285
@neiltalap made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14246
@immanuwell made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14087
@SebTardif made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14287
@bheemareddy made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14288
@kasefuchs made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14440
@Lcos-000 made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14485
@turettn made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14503
@boothb made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14484
@somaz94 made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14516
@castrojo made their first contribution in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14549

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v1.36.4+k3s1

LatestAug 27, 2026 · 18 days ago

Changed 14

Upgrade Kubernetes to v1.36.4
Upgrade Traefik chart to v40.x with breaking change for ingress-nginx migration where provider name changes from kubernetesIngressNginx to kubernetesIngressNGINX
Upgrade containerd to v2.3.4-k3s1.36
Upgrade Go to 1.26.7
Upgrade Local Path Provisioner version
Upgrade Kine to v0.16.4
Upgrade SQLite to 3.53.4
Upgrade Etcd to v3.6.14-k3s1
Upgrade Runc to v1.4.2
Upgrade Flannel to v0.28.4
Upgrade Metrics-server to v0.9.0
Upgrade Traefik to v3.7.8
Upgrade CoreDNS to v1.14.6
Upgrade Helm-controller to v0.17.7

From K3s

[!WARNING] This release upgrades Traefik chart to v40.x which includes a breaking change for the ingress-nginx migration: the provider name changes from kubernetesIngressNginx to kubernetesIngressNGINX. Check https://github.com/traefik/traefik-helm-chart/releases/tag/v40.0.0 for more details

This release updates Kubernetes to v1.36.4, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the Kubernetes release notes.

Changes since v1.36.3+k3s1:

Backport tests changes (#14517)
Bump Local Path Provisioner version (#14498)
Bump containerd to v2.3.4-k3s1.36 (#14512)
Backports for 2026-08 (#14522)
Update to v1.36.4-k3s1 and Go 1.26.7 (#14545)

Embedded Component Versions

Component	Version
Kubernetes	v1.36.4
Kine	v0.16.4
SQLite	3.53.4
Etcd	v3.6.14-k3s1
Containerd	v2.3.4-k3s1.36
Runc	v1.4.2
Flannel	v0.28.4
Metrics-server	v0.9.0
Traefik	v3.7.8
CoreDNS	v1.14.6
Helm-controller	v0.17.7
Local-path-provisioner	v0.0.37

Helpful Links

As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:

Open issues here
Join our Slack channel
Check out our documentation for guidance on how to get started or to dive deep into K3s.
Read how you can contribute here

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v1.35.8+k3s1

Aug 27, 2026 · 18 days ago

Changed 5

Upgrade Kubernetes to v1.35.8
Upgrade Traefik chart to v40.x with breaking change to ingress-nginx provider name from kubernetesIngressNginx to kubernetesIngressNGINX
Upgrade containerd to v2.2.7-k3s1
Upgrade Local Path Provisioner version
Upgrade Go to 1.26.7

From K3s

[!WARNING] This release upgrades Traefik chart to v40.x which includes a breaking change for the ingress-nginx migration: the provider name changes from kubernetesIngressNginx to kubernetesIngressNGINX. Check https://github.com/traefik/traefik-helm-chart/releases/tag/v40.0.0 for more details

This release updates Kubernetes to v1.35.8, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the Kubernetes release notes.

Changes since v1.35.7+k3s1:

Backport tests changes (#14518)
Bump Local Path Provisioner version (#14497)
Bump containerd to v2.2.7-k3s1 (#14513)
Backports for 2026-08 (#14523)
Update to v1.35.8-k3s1 and Go 1.26.7 (#14544)

Embedded Component Versions

Component	Version
Kubernetes	v1.35.8
Kine	v0.16.4
SQLite	3.53.4
Etcd	v3.6.14-k3s1
Containerd	v2.2.7-k3s1
Runc	v1.4.2
Flannel	v0.28.4
Metrics-server	v0.9.0
Traefik	v3.7.8
CoreDNS	v1.14.6
Helm-controller	v0.17.7
Local-path-provisioner	v0.0.37

Helpful Links

As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:

Open issues here
Join our Slack channel
Check out our documentation for guidance on how to get started or to dive deep into K3s.
Read how you can contribute here

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v1.34.11+k3s1

Aug 27, 2026 · 18 days ago

Changed 4

Upgrade Traefik chart to v40.x with breaking change for ingress-nginx migration: the provider name changes from kubernetesIngressNginx to kubernetesIngressNGINX
Update Kubernetes to v1.34.11
Update containerd to v2.2.7-k3s1
Update to Go 1.26.7

From K3s

[!WARNING] This release upgrades Traefik chart to v40.x which includes a breaking change for the ingress-nginx migration: the provider name changes from kubernetesIngressNginx to kubernetesIngressNGINX. Check https://github.com/traefik/traefik-helm-chart/releases/tag/v40.0.0 for more details

This release updates Kubernetes to v1.34.11, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the Kubernetes release notes.

Changes since v1.34.10+k3s1:

Backport tests changes (#14519)
Bump Local Path Provisioner version (#14494)
Bump containerd to v2.2.7-k3s1 (#14520)
Backports for 2026-08 (#14524)
Update to v1.34.11-k3s1 and Go 1.26.7 (#14543)

Embedded Component Versions

Component	Version
Kubernetes	v1.34.11
Kine	v0.16.4
SQLite	3.53.4
Etcd	v3.6.14-k3s1
Containerd	v2.2.7-k3s1
Runc	v1.4.2
Flannel	v0.28.4
Metrics-server	v0.9.0
Traefik	v3.7.8
CoreDNS	v1.14.6
Helm-controller	v0.16.26
Local-path-provisioner	v0.0.37

Helpful Links

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v1.36.4-rc1+k3s1

Pre-releaseAug 21, 2026 · 24 days ago

Changed 2

Bump containerd to v2.3.4-k3s1.36
Update to Go 1.26.7

From K3s

What's Changed

[Release-1.36] Backport tests changes by @vitorsavian in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14517
[release-1.36] Bump Local Path Provisioner version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14498
[Release-1.36] Bump containerd to v2.3.4-k3s1.36 by @vitorsavian in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14512
[release-1.36] Backports for 2026-08 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14522
[release-1.36] Update to v1.36.4-k3s1 and Go 1.26.7 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14545

Full Changelog: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.36.3+k3s1...v1.36.4-rc1+k3s1

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v1.34.11-rc1+k3s1

Pre-releaseAug 21, 2026 · 24 days ago

Changed 3

Bump Local Path Provisioner version
Bump containerd to v2.2.7-k3s1
Update to Go 1.26.7

From K3s

What's Changed

[Release-1.34] Backport tests changes by @vitorsavian in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14519
[release-1.34] Bump Local Path Provisioner version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14494
[Release-1.34] Bump containerd to v2.2.7-k3s1 by @vitorsavian in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14520
[release-1.34] Backports for 2026-08 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14524
[release-1.34] Update to v1.34.11-k3s1 and Go 1.26.7 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14543

Full Changelog: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.34.10+k3s1...v1.34.11-rc1+k3s1

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v1.35.8-rc1+k3s1

Pre-releaseAug 21, 2026 · 24 days ago

Changed 3

Bump containerd to v2.2.7-k3s1
Update Go to 1.26.7
Bump Local Path Provisioner version

From K3s

What's Changed

[Release-1.35] Backport tests changes by @vitorsavian in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14518
[release-1.35] Bump Local Path Provisioner version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14497
[Release-1.35] Bump containerd to v2.2.7-k3s1 by @vitorsavian in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14513
[release-1.35] Backports for 2026-08 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14523
[release-1.35] Update to v1.35.8-k3s1 and Go 1.26.7 by @rafaelbreno in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14544

Full Changelog: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.35.7+k3s1...v1.35.8-rc1+k3s1

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v1.36.3+k3s1

Aug 4, 2026 · about 1 month ago

Added 1

Add support for wildcard domains in --tls-san (e.g. --tls-san=*.example.com)

Changed 7

Upgrade Traefik chart to v40.x with breaking change: ingress-nginx provider name changes from kubernetesIngressNginx to kubernetesIngressNGINX
Bump dynamiclistener to v0.9.0-rc.2 for wildcard tls-san support
Bump mirrored-pause to 3.10.2
Bump Traefik to v3.7.8
Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm for --force-conflicts support
Bump etcd to v3.6.14
Update Kubernetes to v1.36.3

Fixed 2

Fix typo in snapshot prune event
Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation

From K3s

[!WARNING] This release upgrades Traefik chart to v40.x which includes a breaking change for the ingress-nginx migration: the provider name changes from kubernetesIngressNginx to kubernetesIngressNGINX. Check https://github.com/traefik/traefik-helm-chart/releases/tag/v40.0.0 for more details

This release updates Kubernetes to v1.36.3, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the Kubernetes release notes.

Changes since v1.36.2+k3s1:

Bump dynamiclistener to v0.9.0-rc.2 for wildcard tls-san support (#14312)
- Add support for wildcard domains in --tls-san (e.g. --tls-san=*.example.com).
July Testing Backports (#14328)
July K3s Build Rework + GHA bumps (#14332)
Backports for 2026-07 (#14348)
Bump mirrored-pause to 3.10.2 (#14389)
Bump Traefik to v3.7.7 (#14381)
More backports for 2026-07 (#14406)
Fix typo in snapshot prune event (#14411)
Bump rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version (#14424)
Bump golang:alpine image version (#14432)
Bump rancher/mirrored-metrics-server image version (#14437)
Use new Traefik v3.7.8 (#14426)
Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm for --force-conflicts support (#14442)
Bump k3s-io/kubernetes and Go references (#14456)
Bump etcd to v3.6.14 (#14461)
Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation (#14466)
Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm (#14475)

Embedded Component Versions

Component	Version
Kubernetes	v1.36.3
Kine	v0.16.3
SQLite	3.53.2
Etcd	v3.6.14-k3s1
Containerd	v2.3.2-k3s2
Runc	v1.4.2
Flannel	v0.28.4
Metrics-server	v0.9.0
Traefik	v3.7.8
CoreDNS	v1.14.6
Helm-controller	v0.17.7
Local-path-provisioner	v0.0.36

Helpful Links

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v1.35.7+k3s1

Aug 4, 2026 · about 1 month ago

Changed 7

Upgrade Kubernetes to v1.35.7
Upgrade Traefik to v3.7.8
Upgrade etcd to v3.6.14
Upgrade mirrored-pause to 3.10.2
Upgrade helm-controller and klipper-helm with support for --force-conflicts flag
Upgrade rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image
Upgrade rancher/mirrored-metrics-server image

Fixed 2

Fix typo in snapshot prune event
Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation

From K3s

[!WARNING] This release upgrades Traefik chart to v40.x which includes a breaking change for the ingress-nginx migration: the provider name changes from kubernetesIngressNginx to kubernetesIngressNGINX. Check https://github.com/traefik/traefik-helm-chart/releases/tag/v40.0.0 for more details

This release updates Kubernetes to v1.35.7, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the Kubernetes release notes.

Changes since v1.35.6+k3s1:

July Testing Backports (#14329)
July K3s Build Rework + GHA bumps (#14333)
Backports for 2026-07 (#14370)
Bump mirrored-pause to 3.10.2 (#14390)
Bump Traefik to v3.7.7 (#14380)
More backports for 2026-07 (#14407)
Fix typo in snapshot prune event (#14412)
Bump rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version (#14421)
Bump golang:alpine image version (#14431)
Bump rancher/mirrored-metrics-server image version (#14439)
Use new Traefik v3.7.8 (#14425)
Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm for --force-conflicts support (#14443)
Bump k3s-io/kubernetes and Go references (#14455)
Bump etcd to v3.6.14 (#14462)
Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation (#14467)
Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm (#14476)

Embedded Component Versions

Component	Version
Kubernetes	v1.35.7
Kine	v0.16.3
SQLite	3.53.2
Etcd	v3.6.14-k3s1
Containerd	v2.2.5-k3s2
Runc	v1.4.2
Flannel	v0.28.4
Metrics-server	v0.9.0
Traefik	v3.7.8
CoreDNS	v1.14.6
Helm-controller	v0.17.7
Local-path-provisioner	v0.0.36

Helpful Links

As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:

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v1.33.13+k3s2

Aug 4, 2026 · about 1 month ago

Changed 8

Upgrade Kubernetes to v1.33.13
Upgrade Traefik to v3.7.8
Upgrade etcd to v3.6.14
Upgrade mirrored-pause to 3.10.2
Upgrade rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version
Upgrade rancher/mirrored-metrics-server image version
Upgrade helm-controller and klipper-helm with --force-conflicts support
Upgrade helm-controller and klipper-helm

Fixed 2

Fix typo in snapshot prune event
Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation

From K3s

[!WARNING] This release upgrades Traefik chart to v40.x which includes a breaking change for the ingress-nginx migration: the provider name changes from kubernetesIngressNginx to kubernetesIngressNGINX. Check https://github.com/traefik/traefik-helm-chart/releases/tag/v40.0.0 for more details

This release updates Kubernetes to v1.33.13, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the Kubernetes release notes.

Changes since v1.33.13+k3s1:

July Testing Backports (#14331)
July K3s Build Rework + GHA bumps (#14334)
Backports for 2026-07 (#14372)
Bump mirrored-pause to 3.10.2 (#14392)
Bump Traefik to v3.7.7 (#14378)
More backports for 2026-07 (#14409)
Fix typo in snapshot prune event (#14414)
Bump rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version (#14422)
Bump golang:alpine image version (#14433)
Bump rancher/mirrored-metrics-server image version (#14438)
Use new Traefik v3.7.8 (#14428)
Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm for --force-conflicts support (#14445)
Bump k3s-io/kubernetes and Go references (#14454)
Bump etcd to v3.6.14 (#14464)
Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation (#14469)
Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm (#14478)

Embedded Component Versions

Component	Version
Kubernetes	v1.33.13
Kine	v0.16.3
SQLite	3.53.2
Etcd	v3.6.14-k3s1
Containerd	v2.2.5-k3s1.33
Runc	v1.4.2
Flannel	v0.28.4
Metrics-server	v0.9.0
Traefik	v3.7.8
CoreDNS	v1.14.6
Helm-controller	v0.16.26
Local-path-provisioner	v0.0.36

Helpful Links

As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:

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v1.34.10+k3s1

Aug 4, 2026 · about 1 month ago

Changed 7

Upgrade Kubernetes to v1.34.10
Upgrade Traefik to v3.7.8
Upgrade etcd to v3.6.14
Upgrade mirrored-pause to 3.10.2
Upgrade rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version
Upgrade rancher/mirrored-metrics-server image version
Upgrade helm-controller and klipper-helm with --force-conflicts support

Fixed 2

Fix typo in snapshot prune event
Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation

From K3s

[!WARNING] This release upgrades Traefik chart to v40.x which includes a breaking change for the ingress-nginx migration: the provider name changes from kubernetesIngressNginx to kubernetesIngressNGINX. Check https://github.com/traefik/traefik-helm-chart/releases/tag/v40.0.0 for more details

This release updates Kubernetes to v1.34.10, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the Kubernetes release notes.

Changes since v1.34.9+k3s1:

July Testing Backports (#14330)
July K3s Build Rework + GHA bumps (#14335)
Backports for 2026-07 (#14371)
Bump mirrored-pause to 3.10.2 (#14391)
Bump Traefik to v3.7.7 (#14379)
More backports for 2026-07 (#14408)
Fix typo in snapshot prune event (#14413)
Bump rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version (#14423)
Bump golang:alpine image version (#14430)
Bump rancher/mirrored-metrics-server image version (#14436)
Use new Traefik v3.7.8 (#14427)
Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm for --force-conflicts support (#14444)
Bump k3s-io/kubernetes and Go references (#14453)
Bump etcd to v3.6.14 (#14463)
Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation (#14468)
Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm (#14477)

Embedded Component Versions

Component	Version
Kubernetes	v1.34.10
Kine	v0.16.3
SQLite	3.53.2
Etcd	v3.6.14-k3s1
Containerd	v2.2.5-k3s2
Runc	v1.4.2
Flannel	v0.28.4
Metrics-server	v0.9.0
Traefik	v3.7.8
CoreDNS	v1.14.6
Helm-controller	v0.16.26
Local-path-provisioner	v0.0.36

Helpful Links

As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:

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v1.33.13-rc2+k3s2

Pre-releaseJul 28, 2026 · about 2 months ago

Changed 1

Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm

Fixed 1

Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation

From K3s

What's Changed

[Release-1.33] Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation by @mgfritch in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14469
[release-1.33] Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14478

Full Changelog: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.33.13-rc1+k3s2...v1.33.13-rc2+k3s2

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v1.35.7-rc2+k3s1

Pre-releaseJul 28, 2026 · about 2 months ago

Changed 1

Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm

Fixed 1

Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation

From K3s

What's Changed

[Release-1.35] Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation by @mgfritch in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14467
[release-1.35] Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14476

Full Changelog: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.35.7-rc1+k3s1...v1.35.7-rc2+k3s1

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v1.36.3-rc2+k3s1

Pre-releaseJul 28, 2026 · about 2 months ago

Changed 1

Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm

Fixed 1

Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation

From K3s

What's Changed

[Release-1.36] Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation by @mgfritch in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14466
[release-1.36] Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14475

Full Changelog: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.36.3-rc1+k3s1...v1.36.3-rc2+k3s1

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v1.34.10-rc2+k3s1

Pre-releaseJul 28, 2026 · about 2 months ago

Changed 1

Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm

Fixed 1

Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation

From K3s

What's Changed

[Release-1.34] Fix production builds always enabling Go coverage instrumentation by @mgfritch in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14468
[release-1.34] Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14477

Full Changelog: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.34.10-rc1+k3s1...v1.34.10-rc2+k3s1

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v1.36.3-rc1+k3s1

Pre-releaseJul 24, 2026 · about 2 months ago

Changed 6

Bump dynamiclistener to v0.9.0-rc.2 for wildcard tls-san support
Bump mirrored-pause to 3.10.2
Bump Traefik to v3.7.7
Bump Traefik to v3.7.8
Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm for --force-conflicts support
Bump etcd to v3.6.14

Fixed 1

Fix typo in snapshot prune event

From K3s

What's Changed

[release-1.36] Bump dynamiclistener to v0.9.0-rc.2 for wildcard tls-san support by @Eshaan-Lumba in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14312
[Release-1.36] July Testing Backports by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14328
[Release-1.36] July K3s Build Rework + GHA bumps by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14332
[release-1.36] Backports for 2026-07 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14348
[Release-1.36] Bump mirrored-pause to 3.10.2 by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14389
[Release 1.36] Bump Traefik to v3.7.7 by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14381
[release-1.36] More backports for 2026-07 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14406
[release-1.36] Fix typo in snapshot prune event by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14411
[release-1.36] Bump rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14424
[release-1.36] Bump golang:alpine image version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14432
[release-1.36] Bump rancher/mirrored-metrics-server image version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14437
[Release 1.36] Use new Traefik v3.7.8 by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14426
[release-1.36] Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm for --force-conflicts support by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14442
[release-1.36] Bump k3s-io/kubernetes and Go references by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14456
[release-1.36] Bump etcd to v3.6.14 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14461

Full Changelog: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.36.2+k3s1...v1.36.3-rc1+k3s1

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v1.35.7-rc1+k3s1

Pre-releaseJul 24, 2026 · about 2 months ago

Changed 9

Bump mirrored-pause to 3.10.2
Bump Traefik to v3.7.7
Bump rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version
Bump golang:alpine image version
Bump rancher/mirrored-metrics-server image version
Use new Traefik v3.7.8
Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm for --force-conflicts support
Bump k3s-io/kubernetes and Go references
Bump etcd to v3.6.14

Fixed 1

Fix typo in snapshot prune event

From K3s

What's Changed

[Release-1.35] July Testing Backports by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14329
[Release-1.35] July K3s Build Rework + GHA bumps by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14333
[release-1.35] Backports for 2026-07 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14370
[Release-1.35] Bump mirrored-pause to 3.10.2 by @dereknola in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14390
[Release 1.35] Bump Traefik to v3.7.7 by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14380
[release-1.35] More backports for 2026-07 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14407
[release-1.35] Fix typo in snapshot prune event by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14412
[release-1.35] Bump rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns image version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14421
[release-1.35] Bump golang:alpine image version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14431
[release-1.35] Bump rancher/mirrored-metrics-server image version by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14439
[Release 1.35] Use new Traefik v3.7.8 by @manuelbuil in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14425
[release-1.35] Bump helm-controller and klipper-helm for --force-conflicts support by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14443
[release-1.35] Bump k3s-io/kubernetes and Go references by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14455
[release-1.35] Bump etcd to v3.6.14 by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/14462