# minikube v1.36.0

- Product: minikube (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/minikube)
- Vendor: Kubernetes
- Date: 2025-05-22
- Version: v1.36.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/tag/v1.36.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/minikube/releases/v1.36.0

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- **added** — Support Kubernetes version v1.33.1
- **added** — New flag "-f" to allow passing a config file for addon configure command
- **added** — New network option "--network vmnet-shared" for vfkit driver
- **changed** — vfkit bumped to Preferred driver on macOS
- **changed** — vfkit graceful shutdown on stop
- **changed** — vfkit more robust state management
- **changed** — vfkit vmnet support running without sudoers configuration
- **fixed** — Fix bootpd check on macOS >= 15
- **fixed** — Fix bug in parsing proxies with dashes
- **fixed** — Fix waiting for all pods having specified labels to be Ready
- **fixed** — Fix incorrect finalImg affecting downloading kic from github assets
- **fixed** — Fix reference missing files in schema
- **changed** — Additional checks for 9p support
- **added** — Add Indonesian translation
- **changed** — Update cloud-spanner-emulator image from 1.5.28 to 1.5.34
- **changed** — Update headlamp image from v0.26.0 to v0.28.0
- **changed** — Update ingress-nginx controller image from v1.11.3 to v1.12.2
- **changed** — Update inspektor-gadget image from v0.36.0 to v0.40.0
- **changed** — Update kong image from 3.8.0 to 3.9.0
- **changed** — Update cilium from v1.17.0 to v3.30.0

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##### Release Notes

##### Version 1.36.0 - 2025-05-22

Features
* Support Kubernetes version v1.33.1 [#20784](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20784)
* New flag "-f" to allow passing a config file for addon configure command. [#20255](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20255)
* vfkit: bump to Preferred driver on macOs [#20808](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20808)
* vfkit: new network option "--network vment-shared' for vfkit driver [#20501](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20501)

Bug Fixes:
* fix bootpd check on macOS >= 15 [#20400](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20400)
* fix bug in parsing proxies with dashes [#20648](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20648)
* fix waiting for all pods having specified labels to be Ready [#20315](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20315)
* fix: incorrect finalImg affecting downloading kic form github assets [#20316](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20316)
* fix: reference missing files in schema (Closes #20752) [#20761](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20761)
Improvements:
* Additional checks for 9p support [#20288](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20288)
* vfkit: Graceful shutdown on stop [#20504](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20504)
* vfkit: More robust state management [#20506](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20506)
* vfkit vmnet: support running without sudoers configuration [#20719](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20719)
* Revert "fix --wait's failure to work on coredns pods" [#20313](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20313)

Languages:
* Add Indonesian translation [#20494](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20494)
* Add more french translation [#20361](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20361)
* Add more Korean translations [#20634](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20634)
* Add more Chinese translations [#20543](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20543)[#20543](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20543)
* fixed minor typo in german translation [#20546](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20546)
Version Updates:
* Addon cloud-spanner: Update cloud-spanner-emulator/emulator image from 1.5.28 to 1.5.34 [#20451](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20451) [#20539](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20539) [#20602](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20602)[#20623](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20623) [#20670](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20670) [#20704](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20704)[#20795](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20795)
* Addon headlamp: Update headlamp-k8s/headlamp image from v0.26.0 to v0.28.0 [#20311](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20311)
* Addon ingress: Update ingress-nginx/controller image from v1.11.3 to v1.12.2 [#20789](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20789)
* Addon inspektor-gadget: Update inspektor-gadget image from v0.36.0 to v0.40.0 [#20325](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20325)[#20354](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20354)[#20512](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20512) [#20736](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20736)
* Addon kong: Update kong image from 3.8.0 to 3.9.0 [#20151](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20151)[#20384](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20384) [#20728](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20728)
* Addon kong: Update kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller image from 3.3.1 to 3.4.5 [#20319](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20319)[#20446](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/20446)[#20788](https://github.com/kubernet

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