# minikube v1.38.1

- Product: minikube (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/minikube)
- Vendor: Kubernetes
- Date: 2026-02-19
- Version: v1.38.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/tag/v1.38.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/minikube/releases/v1.38.1

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- **added** — Add support for Kubernetes version v1.35.1
- **fixed** — Fix lock file regression by appending UID to the lock directory
- **fixed** — Fix regression cross-arch execution by masking systemd-binfmt
- **fixed** — Fix PowerShell curl alias on Windows to check registry.k8s.io connectivity
- **changed** — Update cloud-spanner-emulator/emulator image from 1.5.47 to 1.5.49
- **changed** — Update Headlamp image from v0.39.0 to v0.40.0
- **changed** — Update ingress-nginx/controller image from v1.14.1 to v1.14.3
- **changed** — Update inspektor-gadget image from v0.48.0 to v0.49.1
- **changed** — Update metrics-server/metrics-server image from v0.8.0 to v0.8.1
- **changed** — Update nvidia/k8s-device-plugin image from v0.18.1 to v0.18.2
- **changed** — Update volcano images from v1.13.1 to v1.14.1
- **changed** — Update manusa/yakd image from 0.0.7 to 0.0.8
- **changed** — Update kube-vip from v1.0.3 to v1.0.4
- **changed** — Update cilium from v1.18.6 to v1.19.0
- **changed** — Update flannel from v0.27.4 to v0.28.1
- **changed** — Update kindnetd from v20251212-v0.29.0-alpha-105-g20ccfc88 to v20260213-ea8e5717

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##### Release Notes

##### Version 1.38.1 - 2026-02-19

##### Feature

* Add Support for Kubernetes version v1.35.1 ([#22665](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22665))

##### Bug fixes

* Fix lock file regression by appending UID to the lock driectory ([#22623](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22623))
* Fix regression cross-arch execution by masking systemd-binfmt ([#22621](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22621))
* Fix: PowerShell curl alias on Windows to check resgistry.k8s.io connectivity ([#22659](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22659))

##### Addons

* Addon cloud-spanner: Update cloud-spanner-emulator/emulator image from 1.5.47 to 1.5.49 ([#22637](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22637))
* Addon Headlamp: Update Headlamp image from v0.39.0 to v0.40.0 ([#22640](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22640))
* Addon ingress: Update ingress-nginx/controller image from v1.14.1 to v1.14.2 ([#22595](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22595))
* Addon ingress: Update ingress-nginx/controller image from v1.14.2 to v1.14.3 ([#22638](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22638))
* Addon inspektor-gadget: Update inspektor-gadget image from v0.48.0 to v0.48.1 ([#22592](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22592))
* Addon inspektor-gadget: Update inspektor-gadget image from v0.48.1 to v0.49.1 ([#22634](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22634))
* Addon metrics-server: Update metrics-server/metrics-server image from v0.8.0 to v0.8.1 ([#22596](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22596))
* Addon nvidia-device-plugin: Update nvidia/k8s-device-plugin image from v0.18.1 to v0.18.2 ([#22531](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22531))
* Addon registry: Update registry image from 3.0.0 to 3.0.0 ([#22593](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22593))
* Addon Volcano: Update volcano images from v1.13.1 to v1.14.0 ([#22597](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22597))
* Addon Volcano: Update volcano images from v1.14.0 to v1.14.1 ([#22663](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22663))
* Addon yakd: Update manusa/yakd image from 0.0.7 to 0.0.8 ([#22639](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22639))
* HA (multi-control plane): Update kube-vip from v1.0.3 to v1.0.4 ([#22598](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22598))

##### CNI

* CNI: Update cilium from v1.18.6 to v1.19.0 ([#22636](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22636))
* CNI: Update flannel from v0.27.4 to v0.28.1 ([#22635](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22635))
* CNI: Update kindnetd from v20251212-v0.29.0-alpha-105-g20ccfc88 to v20260131-0806d083 ([#22594](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22594))
* CNI: Update kindnetd from v20260131-0806d083 to v20260213-ea8e5717 ([#22661](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/22661))
For a more detailed changelog, including changes occurring in pre-release versions, see [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).

Thank you to our contributors for this release!

- Bob Sira
- Mateusz Łoskot
- Medya Ghazizadeh
- minikube-bot
- Rachel Rice

Thank you to our PR reviewers for this release!

- nirs (8 comments)
- wt (5 comments)
- medyagh (2 comments)
- mloskot (2 comments)

Thank you to our triage members for this release!

- nirs (8 comments)
- sleonov (5 comments)
- afbjorklund (4 comments)
- medyagh (4 comments)
- saschpe (3 comments)

Check out our [contributions leaderboard](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/contrib/leaderboard/v1.38.1/) for this release!

##### Installation

See [Getting Started](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/)

##### Binary Checksums

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