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Kubernetes 1.24: Removing Dockershim and Strengthening Core Security

Kubernetes 1.24 marks a historic milestone by removing Dockershim, completing the transition to CRI-based runtimes. This release introduces PodSecurity Admission (Beta), enhances CSI storage capabilities, and strengthens security defaults with ServiceAccount token projection and Seccomp improvements.

#kubernetes #1.24 #release #dockershim #security #runtime #storage #auth #cri #containerd #cri-o #podsecurity #csi #seccomp #token-projection

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May 3, 2022

Kubernetes 1.23: The Next Frontier of Stability and Extensibility

Kubernetes 1.23 introduced PodSecurity Admission (alpha), dual-stack networking GA, HPA v2 GA, CSI migration improvements, and structured logging. This release focused on security, networking maturity, and workload management enhancements.

#kubernetes #1.23 #release #podsecurity #dual-stack #csi #workloads #HPA-v2 #horizontal-pod-autoscaler #structured-logging #ipv6 #csi-migration

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Dec 7, 2021

Kubernetes 1.22: Major API Removals and Security Enhancements

Kubernetes 1.22 introduced major API removals, Server-Side Apply GA, Seccomp defaulting, ephemeral containers beta, and client-go modernization. This transformational release included 53 enhancements with 13 graduating to stable.

#kubernetes #1.22 #release #api #removals #seccomp #client-go #SSA #server-side-apply #ephemeral-containers #api-priority-fairness #go-1.16

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Aug 4, 2021

Kubernetes 1.21: PodSecurityPolicies Deprecation and Stability Advancements

Kubernetes 1.21 focused on security, stability, and long-term consistency, introducing immutable Secrets and ConfigMaps GA, graceful node shutdown GA, CronJobs GA, and the deprecation of PodSecurityPolicies. This release included 50 enhancements with 15 graduating to stable.

#kubernetes #1.21 #release #security #podsecuritypolicy #cronjob #graceful-shutdown #api #immutable-secrets #immutable-configmaps #csi #volume-health

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Apr 8, 2021

Kubernetes 1.20: The Runtime and Storage Evolution

Kubernetes 1.20 marked a significant update with Dockershim deprecation plans, CSI snapshot GA, node lifecycle improvements, and new troubleshooting tooling.

#kubernetes #1.20 #release #dockershim #csi-snapshot #runtime #storage #graceful-node-shutdown #kubectl-debug

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Dec 8, 2020

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Kubernetes 1.19: Extended Support and Stability for Enterprises

Kubernetes 1.19 extended support to one year, delivered Ingress GA, polished CSI and CRD features, and introduced API Priority and Fairness for enterprise stability.

#kubernetes #1.19 #release #support-cycle #ingress #csi #api-priority-fairness #immutable-secrets

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Aug 26, 2020

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Kubernetes 1.18: Fit & Finish – Polishing the User Experience

Kubernetes 1.18 polished user workflows, expanded EndpointSlice, advanced topology-aware scheduling, and prepared Ingress for GA with `IngressClass` and `pathType` updates.

#kubernetes #1.18 #release #ingress #topology-manager #server-side-apply #endpoint-slice #kubectl-debug

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Mar 25, 2020

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Kubernetes 1.17: Stability, Maturity, and Production Readiness

Kubernetes 1.17 prioritized stability and long-term support, adding features like Topology Manager beta, external cloud provider progress, and improved kubectl workflows.

#kubernetes #1.17 #release #stability #maturity #long-term-support #topology-manager #cloud-controller-manager #kubectl-diff #volume-snapshot

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Dec 9, 2019

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Kubernetes 1.16: API Evolution, CRD Maturity, and Apps/v1 Stability

Kubernetes 1.16 focuses on API evolution, CustomResourceDefinition GA, server-side apply beta, and stability improvements across workloads and storage.

#kubernetes #1.16 #release #crd #apps-v1 #api-deprecation #server-side-apply #endpointslice #csi

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Sep 18, 2019

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Kubernetes 1.15: Extensibility, Stability, and Operator Maturity

Kubernetes 1.15 sharpened extensibility and stability with CRD refinements, CSI upgrades like volume cloning, and kubeadm enhancements for production-ready clusters.

#kubernetes #1.15 #release #crd #csi #kubeadm #volume-cloning #nodelocal-dnscache #csinode

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Jun 19, 2019

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