# K3s v1.36.4-rc1+k3s1

- Product: K3s (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/k3s)
- Vendor: SUSE
- Date: 2026-08-21
- Version: v1.36.4-rc1+k3s1
- Original notes: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/tag/v1.36.4-rc1%2Bk3s1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/k3s/releases/v1.36.4-rc1-k3s1
- Labels: Pre-release

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

##### 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