Release notes

Use the release notes to learn about the latest changes to the documentation that are grouped by month.

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May 2024

10 May 2024

Block Storage for VPC add-on patch update.: For more information, see the change log.
IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC add-on patch update.: For more information, see the change log.
Istio add-on version 1.19 is no longer supported.: Update the add-on in your clusters to a supported version. For more information, see the Updating the Istio add-on and the change log.

08 May 2024

Istio add-on versions 1.21.2 and 1.20.6 are available.: For more information, see the change log.
ALB OAuth Proxy add-on patch updates.: For more information, see the change log.

07 May 2024

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service worker node fix packs.: Worker node fix packs can be applied by updating or reloading the worker node in classic infrastructure, or replacing the worker node in VPC infrastructure. Review the following change logs for your cluster version.; 1.29; 1.28; 1.27; 1.26

05 May 2024

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service cluster autoscaler add-on patch updates.: For more information, see the change log.

02 May 2024

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI version 1.0.618 is available.: For more information, see Updating the CLI and the CLI change log.

April 2024

29 April 2024

Ingress ConfigMap update: For more information, see the change log.

24 April 2024

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service master and worker node fix packs.: Master fix pack are applied automatically over the course of several days. You can choose to use the ibmcloud ks cluster master update command yourself without waiting for the update automation to apply the patch. Worker node fix packs can be applied by updating or reloading the worker node in classic infrastructure, or replacing the worker node in VPC infrastructure. Review the following change logs for your cluster version.; 1.29; 1.28; 1.27; 1.26
Istio add-on versions 1.21.1, 1.20.5, and 1.19.9 are available.: For more information, see the change log.
IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.25.: For more information, see the change log.
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI version 1.0.617 is available.: For more information, see Updating the CLI and the CLI change log.

18 April 2024

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI version 1.0.613 is available.: For more information, see Updating the CLI and the CLI change log.

09 April 2024

Worker node fix packs are available for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service.: Worker node updates can be applied by updating or reloading the worker node in classic infrastructure, or replacing the worker node in VPC infrastructure. Review the following change logs for your cluster version.; 1.29; 1.28; 1.27; 1.26

03 April 2024

Istio add-on patch updates.: For more information, see the change log.
ALB OAuth Proxy add-on patch updates.: For more information, see the change log.
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service cluster autoscaler add-on patch updates.: For more information, see the change log.
Version 1.0.9 of the cluster autoscaler add-on is deprecated with an end of support date of 30 April 2024.: Update to a supported version of the add-on before 30 April 2024.

March 2024

27 March 2024

Master patch updates for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service clusters. Master patches are applied automatically over the course of several days. You can choose to use the ibmcloud ks cluster master update command yourself without waiting for the update automation to apply the patch. Review the change logs for your cluster version.: 1.29; 1.28; 1.27; 1.26

25 March 2024

Worker node fix packs are available for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service.: Worker node updates can be applied by updating or reloading the worker node in classic infrastructure, or replacing the worker node in VPC infrastructure. Review the following change logs for your cluster version.; 1.29; 1.28; 1.27; 1.26
New! NVIDIA L40 GPU support. You can now create VPC clusters with worker nodes which have NVIDIA L40 GPUs.: L40 GPU support is available in IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service clusters at version 1.28 or later with gx3 worker nodes.; When you provision a version 1.28 or later VPC cluster with gx3 worker nodes, or add a gx3 worker pool to an existing 1.28 or later VPC cluster, the GPU drivers are automatically installed and you can get started right away. For more information, see Deploying an app on a GPU machine.

18 March 2024

Ingress ALB updates are available for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service.: For more information, see the change log.

15 March 2024

Worker node fix packs are available for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service.: Worker node updates can be applied by updating or reloading the worker node in classic infrastructure, or replacing the worker node in VPC infrastructure. Review the following change logs for your cluster version.; 1.29; 1.28; 1.27; 1.26
Version 1.29 is the default version for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service.: For a complete list of available versions, see the version information.

08 March 2024

Block Storage for VPC add-on patch updates.: For more information, see the change log.
IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC add-on patch update.: For more information, see the change log.

06 March 2024

Istio add-on versions 1.20.3 and 1.19.7 are available.: For more information, see the change log.
CLI version 1.0.601 is available.: For more information, see Updating the CLI and the CLI change log.

February 2024

28 February 2024

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service cluster autoscaler version 1.2.1 is available.: Version 1.2.1 of the autoscaler adds support for cluster version 1.29. For more information, see the change log.
Master patch updates for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service clusters. Master patches are applied automatically over the course of several days. You can choose to use the ibmcloud ks cluster master update command yourself without waiting for the update automation to apply the patch. Review the change logs for your cluster version.: 1.29; 1.28; 1.27; 1.26

27 February 2024

Worker node fix packs are available for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service.

Worker node updates can be applied by updating or reloading the worker node in classic infrastructure, or replacing the worker node in VPC infrastructure.

Review the following change logs for your cluster version.

CLI version 1.0.597 is available.

For more information, see Updating the CLI and the CLI change log.

26 February 2024

New! NVIDIA L4 GPU support. You can now create VPC clusters with worker nodes which have NVIDIA L4 GPUs.

L4 GPU support is available in IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service clusters at version 1.28 or later with gx3 worker nodes.

When you provision a version 1.28 or later VPC cluster with gx3 worker nodes, or add a gx3 worker pool to an existing 1.28 or later VPC cluster, the GPU drivers are automatically installed and you can get started right away. For more information, see Deploying an app on a GPU machine.

Ingress ALB patch updates 1.9.4_6376_iks, 1.8.4_6375_iks, and 1.6.4_6374_iks for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service.

For more information, see the change log.

New worker node flavors are available with L4 GPUs.

The following worker node flavors with L4 GPUs are now available. For more information, see VPC flavors.

gx3.16x80x1L4: 1 GPU, 16 cores, 80 GB memory, 100GB storage, 32 Gbps network speed.
gx3.32x160x2L4: 2 GPU, 32 cores, 160 GB, memory, 100GB storage, 32 Gbps network speed
gx3.64x320x4L4: 4 GPU, 64 cores, 320 GB memory, 100GB storage, 32 Gbps network speed

22 February 2024

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.24.: For more information, see the change log.

21 February 2024

Kubernetes version 1.29 certification: Version 1.29 release is now certified.
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service cluster autoscaler add-on patch updates 1.0.9_377 and 1.2.0_365.: For more information, see the change log.

19 February 2024

Ingress ALB versions 1.9.4_6359_iks and 1.8.4_6363_iks are available for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service.: For more information, see the change log.

16 February 2024

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service cluster autoscaler add-on patch update 1.1.0_362.: For more information, see the change log.

14 February 2024

New! IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service version 1.29.: You can create or update clusters to Kubernetes version 1.29. With Kubernetes 1.29, you get the latest stable enhancements from the Kubernetes community as well as enhancements to the IBM Cloud product.
Master fix pack 1.29.1_1524 and worker node fix pack 1.29.1_1525.: For more information, see the 1.29 change log.
Starting with IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service version 1.29, Calico components run in the calico-system namespace and the Tigera operator components run in the tigera-operator namespace.: For more information, see 1.29 version information and update actions.
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service version 1.26 is deprecated.: Update your cluster to at least version 1.27 as soon as possible.

13 February 2024

Worker node fix packs are available for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service.

Worker node updates can be applied by updating or reloading the worker node in classic infrastructure, or replacing the worker node in VPC infrastructure.

Review the following change logs for your cluster version.

Ingress ALB versions 1.9.4_6346_iks, 1.8.4_6345_iks, 1.6.4_6344_iks are available for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service.

For more information, see the change log.

08 February 2024

CLI version 1.0.595 is available.: For more information, see Updating the CLI and the CLI change log.
Block Storage for VPC add-on versions 5.2.15_501 and 5.1.21_506 are available.: For more information, see the change log.
IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC add-on version 1.2.6_130 is available.: For more information, see the change log.

07 February 2024

Istio add-on versions 1.20.2, 1.19.6, and 1.18.7 are available.: For more information, see the change log.

05 February 2024

Ingress ALB updates: Ingress ALB versions 1.9.4_6292_iks, 1.8.4_6291_iks, 1.6.4_6293_iks are available. 1.9.4 is the default version for all ALBs that run the Kubernetes Ingress image. If you have Ingress auto update enabled, your ALBs automatically update to use this image. For more information, see the change log.

01 February 2024

Master fix packs are available for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service: Review the change logs for your cluster version. Master patch updates are applied automatically.; 1.28.6_1542; 1.27.10_1561; 1.26.13_1569
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service version 1.25 is no longer supported.: Update your 1.25 clusters to at least version 1.26. For more information, see 1.26 version information and update actions.
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service cluster autoscaler add-on patch update 1.0.8_346.: For more information, see the change log.

January 2024

30 January 2024

Worker node fix packs are available.

Worker node updates can be applied by updating or reloading the worker node in classic infrastructure, or replacing the worker node in VPC infrastructure.

Review the following change logs for your cluster version.

29 January 2024

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.23.: For more information, see the change log.

22 January 2024

Ingress ALB updates: Ingress ALB versions 1.9.4_6251_iks, 1.8.4_6245_iks, 1.6.4_6250_iks are available. 1.9.4 is the default version for all ALBs that run the Kubernetes Ingress image. If you have Ingress auto update enabled, your ALBs automatically update to use this image. For more information, see the change log.

19 January 2024

CLI version 1.0.589 is available.: For more information, see Updating the CLI and the CLI change log.

17 January 2024

Worker node fix packs are available.

Worker node updates can be applied by updating or reloading the worker node in classic infrastructure, or replacing the worker node in VPC infrastructure.

Review the following change logs for your cluster version.

16 January 2024

Cluster autoscaler add-on patch updates 1.2.0_322 and 1.0.9_328.: For more information, see the change log.
ALB OAuth Proxy add-on version 2.0.0_2063.: For more information, see the change log.

10 January 2024

Subscribe to the IBM Cloud documentation release notes via RSS.: You can get notified via RSS about documentation updates for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service such as worker node fix packs, new cluster versions, new cluster add-on versions, and more. For more information, see Subscribing to an RSS feed.
Ingress ALB updates: Ingress ALB versions 1.9.4_6161_iks, 1.8.4_6173_iks, 1.6.4_6177_iks are available. 1.9.4 is the default version for all ALBs that run the Kubernetes Ingress image. If you have Ingress auto update enabled, your ALBs automatically update to use this image. For more information, see the change log.
Istio cluster add-on versions 1.20.0, 1.19.5, and 1.18.6.: For more information, see the change log.
Istio add-on version 1.18 will no longer be supported on 21 February 2024: Follow the steps to update your Istio components to the latest patch version of Istio 1.18 that is supported by IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service.
IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC cluster add-on patch update 1.2.5_107.: For more information, see the change log.
Block Storage for VPC cluster add-on patch updates 5.2.14_485 and 5.1.19_486.: For more information, see the change log.

2 January 2024

Worker node fix packs are available.

Worker node updates can be applied by updating or reloading the worker node in classic infrastructure, or replacing the worker node in VPC infrastructure.

Review the following change logs for your cluster version.

December 2023

18 December 2023

Worker node fix packs are available.

Worker node updates can be applied by updating or reloading the worker node in classic infrastructure, or replacing the worker node in VPC infrastructure.

Review the following change logs for your cluster version.

14 December 2023

Information on worker node removal priority.: Details are available for automated worker node removal when scaling down a worker pool.
Kubernetes version 1.24 is unsupported.: Update your cluster to at least version 1.25 as soon as possible.

8 December 2023

Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is affected by Kubernetes API server security vulnerabilities: For more information, see the Security Bulletin.

7 December 2023

Istio add-on version 1.20.0.: For more information, see the change log.

6 December 2023

Master fix packs are available.: Review the change logs for your cluster version. Master patch updates are applied automatically.; 1.28.4_1537; 1.27.8_1556; 1.26.11_1564; 1.25.16_1569

5 December 2023

Istio add-on version 1.19.4.: For more information, see the change log.

4 December 2023

Ingress ALB updates

Ingress ALB versions 1.9.4_5886_iks, 1.8.4_5885_iks, 1.6.4_5884_iks are available. 1.9.4 is now the default version for all ALBs that run the Kubernetes Ingress image. If you have Ingress auto update enabled, your ALBs automatically update to use this image. For more information, see the change log.

Worker node fix packs are available.

Worker node updates can be applied by updating or reloading the worker node in classic infrastructure, or replacing the worker node in VPC infrastructure.

Review the following change logs for your cluster version.

November 2023

29 November 2023

Worker node fix packs are available.

Worker node updates can be applied by updating or reloading the worker node in classic infrastructure, or replacing the worker node in VPC infrastructure.

Review the following change logs for your cluster version.

27 November 2023

The Beta File Storage for VPC cluster add-on is now available to all accounts.: Previously the add-on was available in allowlisted accounts only. For more information, see Enabling the File Storage for VPC add-on.
Cluster autoscaler add-on patch updates 1.2.0_290, 1.0.9_290, 1.0.8_292, and 1.0.7_291.: For more information, see the change log.
Block Storage for VPC add-on versions 5.0.23_437 and 5.1.16_446, and 5.2.11_447.: For more information, see the change log.
IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC add-on patch 1.1.10_93 and 1.2.3_97.: For more information, see the change log.

21 November 2023

Ingress ALB updates: Ingress ALB versions 1.9.4_5756_iks, 1.8.4_5757_iks, 1.6.4_5727_iks are available. For more information, see the change log.

20 November 2023

You can now specify a custom pod subnet size when creating a VPC cluster.: For more information, see the CLI reference or create a VPC cluster with a custom pod subnet size.
IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.22.: For more information, see the change log.

15 November 2023

The cluster autoscaler add-on now supports version 1.28 clusters.: For more information, see Enabling the cluster autoscaler add-on in your cluster.
Master fix packs are available.: Review the change logs for your cluster version. Master patch updates are applied automatically.; 1.28.3_1534; 1.27.7_1547; 1.26.10_1560; 1.25.15_1567

13 November 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.21.: For more information, see the change log.
Block Storage for VPC add-on versions 5.0.21_401 and 5.1.15_419, and 5.2.10_428.: For more information, see the change log.
Cluster autoscaler add-on patch updates 1.0.9_195, 1.0.8_233, and 1.0.7_185.: For more information, see the change log.
IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC add-on patch 1.1.9_87.: For more information, see the change log.

10 November 2023

Updated sorting and formatting for the Classic and VPC cluster flavor pages.: For more information, see VPC flavors and Classic flavors.

9 November 2023

Worker node fix packs are available.: Worker node updates can be applied by updating or reloading the worker node in classic infrastructure, or replacing the worker node in VPC infrastructure.; 1.28.2_1533; 1.27.6_1546; 1.26.9_1559; 1.25.14_1566; 1.24.17_1590

7 November 2023

CLI version 1.0.579 is available.: For more information, see the CLI change log.
Ingress ALB updates: Ingress ALB versions 1.9.4_5698_iks, 1.8.4_5644_iks, 1.6.4_5642_iks are available. Version 1.8.4_5644_iks is now the default version. Version 1.5.1 is no longer supported. For more information, see the change log.

06 November 2023

Kubernetes version 1.28 is now the default version for new IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service clusters.: For more information, see the Kubernetes version information, the 1.28 version information and update actions, and the 1.28 change log.

October 2023

31 October 2023

VNI functionality for limiting access to File Storage for VPC by node, zone, worker pool and more.: You now have more granular control over how pods access your File Storage for VPC. For more information, see Limiting file share access by worker node, zone, or worker pool.
IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC add-on version 1.2.: For more information, see the change log.

30 October 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.20: For more information, see the change log.
Setting up alerts for Block Storage for Classic PVs with limited network connectivity.: For more information, see Setting up monitoring for limited connectivity PVs.

25 October 2023

Master fix packs are available.: 1.28.2_1531; 1.27.6_1544; 1.26.9_1557; 1.25.14_1564
ALB OAuth Proxy add-on version 2.0.0_1901.: For more information, see the change log.

23 October 2023

Worker node fix packs are available.

Worker node updates can be applied by updating or reloading the worker node in classic infrastructure, or replacing the worker node in VPC infrastructure.

Review the following change logs for your cluster version.

Ingress ALB version 1.8.4_5586_ikss

For more information, see the change log.

18 October 2023

Istio add-on version 1.18.5 and 1.17.8.: For more information, see the change log.
ALB OAuth Proxy add-on version 2.0.0_1889.: For more information, see the change log.

17 October 2023

Ingress ALB versions 1.8.1_5543_iks, 1.6.4_5544_iks, and 1.5.1_5542_iks: For more information, see the change log.

11 October 2023

Ingress ALB versions 1.5.1_5436_iks, 1.6.4_5435_iks, and 1.8.1_5434_iks: For more information, see the change log.
IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.19: For more information, see the change log.

10 October 2023

CLI version 1.0.573 is available.: For more information, see the CLI change log.
Istio add-on version 1.19.3.: For more information, see the change log.

9 October 2023

Worker node fix packs are available.: 1.28.2_1529; 1.27.5_1542; 1.26.8_1556; 1.25.13_1563; 1.24.16_1583

5 October 2023

Ingress ALB versions 1.8.1_5384_iks, 1.6.4_5406_iks, and 1.5.1_5407_iks: For more information, see the change log.

4 October 2023

Cluster autoscaler add-on version 1.0.9_134.: For more information, see the change log.

3 October 2023

Istio add-on versions 1.17.6 and 1.18.3.: For more information, see the change log.

September 2023

27 September 2023

Worker node fix packs are available.: 1.28.2_1528; 1.27.5_1541; 1.26.8_1555; 1.25.12_1562; 1.24.17_1587

26 September 2023

ALB OAuth Proxy add-on version 2.0.0_1843.: For more information, see the change log.

25 September 2023

Block Storage for VPC add-on version 5.2.: For more information, see the change log.

22 September 2023

Kubernetes version 1.28 certification: Version 1.28 release is now certified.

20 September 2023

New! IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service version 1.28.: You can create or update clusters to Kubernetes version 1.28. With Kubernetes 1.28, you get the latest stable enhancements from the Kubernetes community as well as enhancements to the IBM Cloud product.
Master fix pack 1.28.2_1527 and worker node fix pack 1.28.1_1523.: For more information, see the 1.28 change log.
Networking changes for VPC clusters 1.28 and later: In version 1.27 and earlier, VPC clusters pull container images from the IBM Cloud Container Registry through a private cloud service endpoint for the Container Registry. For version 1.28 and later, this network path is updated so that images are pulled through a VPE gateway instead of a private service endpoint. For more information, see the 1.28 change log.
Trusted profile updates for Kubernetes clusters version 1.28 and later.: You can now give trusted profiles service level access to your clusters, then use a federated ID, like App ID, to access the cluster at the level assigned in the trusted profile since trusted profile identities are now synced into the cluster RBAC. For more information, see Creating trusted profiles and Logging in with a federated ID.
New! Updated GPU drivers with version 1.28 clusters.: With the release of IBM Cloud Kubernetes Version 1.28, GPU drivers moved to the 500 series version for all GPU worker node flavors. To use the 500 series GPU drivers, ensure that a GPU worker node flavor is being used and the cluster master version is upgraded to at least version 1.28. Versions earlier than 1.28 will still continue to use the 400 series GPU drivers. For more information, see Deploying an app on a GPU machine.
Master fix packs are available.: 1.27.5_1540; 1.26.8_1554; 1.25.13_1561; 1.24.17_1586

18 September 2023

CLI version 1.0.566 is available.: For more information, see the CLI change log.

15 September 2023

Cluster autoscaler add-on versions 1.0.9_103,1.0.8_104, and 1.0.7_102.: For more information, see the change log.

14 September 2023

IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC add-on version 1.1.7_49: For more information, see the change log.
Block Storage for VPC add-on versions 5.0.19_358 and 5.1.13_345.: For more information, see the change log.

12 September 2023

Worker node fix packs are available.: 1.27.4_1538; 1.26.7_1552; 1.25.12_1558; 1.24.16_1583

7 September 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.18: For more information, see the change log.

August 2023

31 August 2023

Ingress ALB versions 1.8.1_5317_iks, 1.6.4_5270_iks, and 1.5.1_5318_iks: For more information, see the change log.

30 August 2023

Master fix packs are available.: 1.27.4_1536; 1.26.7_1550; 1.25.12_1556; 1.24.16_1581

29 August 2023

New! Madrid multizone region: You can now create VPC clusters in Madrid.
Worker node fix packs are available.: 1.27.4_1537; 1.26.7_1551; 1.25.12_1557; 1.24.16_1582

15 August 2023

Worker node fix packs are available.: 1.24.16_1580; 1.25.12_1555; 1.26.7_1547; 1.27.4_1535

9 August 2023

ALB OAuth Proxy add-on version 2.0.0_1715.: For more information, see the change log.

8 August 2023

Istio add-on versions 1.16.7, 1.17.5, and 1.18.2.: For more information, see the change log.

7 August 2023

Cluster autoscaler add-on versions 1.0.9_81,1.0.8_82, and 1.0.7_83.: For more information, see the change log.

3 August 2023

CIS benchmarks for Red Hat OpenShift version 4.13.: CIS benchmark results are available for Red Hat OpenShift version 4.13.

1 August 2023

Worker node fix packs are available.: 1.24.16_1579; 1.25.12_1554; 1.26.7_1546; 1.27.4_1534
Block Storage for VPC add-on versions 5.0.17_266 and 5.1.12_285.: For more information, see the change log.

July 2023

31 July 2023

Ubuntu 18 is no longer supported.: For more information, see Migrating to a new Ubuntu version.

28 July 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.17.: For more information, see the change log.

27 July 2023

Master fix packs are available: 1.24.16_1578; 1.25.12_1553; 1.26.7_1545; 1.27.4_1533
IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC add-on version 1.1.6: For more information, see the change log.
Istio add-on version 1.16.6, 1.17.4, and 1.18.1.: For more information, see the change log.

26 July 2023

Ingress ALB versions 1.6.4_5219_iks, 1.5.1_5217_iks, and 1.4.0_5218_iks: For more information, see the change log.

25 July 2023

End of support for the free cluster tier: As announced on 23 June 2023, the free cluster option is no longer available. Existing free tier clusters will be allowed to finish their 30-day trial window. If you want to continue testing IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service, try creating a Classic cluster. Then copy your deployments to the new cluster.

24 July 2023

Cluster autoscaler add-on version 1.0.9_70.: For more information, see the change log.
Static route add-on version 1.0.0_1122.: For more information, see the change log.

21 July 2023

Cluster autoscaler add-on update command.: You can now use the ibmcloud ks cluster addon update command to update your add-on. For more information, see Updating the cluster autoscaler add-on.

19 July 2023

CLI version 1.0.540 is available.: For more information, see the CLI change log.

17 July 2023

Worker node fix packs 1.24.15_1576, 1.25.11_1552, 1.26.6_1544, and 1.27.3_1532.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.24, 1.25, 1.26, and 1.27.

12 July 2023

ALB OAuth Proxy add-on version 2.0.0_1669.: For more information, see the change log.

11 July 2023

New! OpenShift Data Foundation add-on version 4.13.0.: For more information, see the change log.

6 July 2023

Cluster autoscaler add-on version 1.0.8_56 and 1.0.7_57.: For more information, see the change log.
Istio add-on version 1.18.0.: For more information, see the change log.
Pod security admission updates: Review the default pod security configuration and the steps to customize pod security admission in your cluster.

5 July 2023

Ingress ALB versions 1.6.4_5161_iks, 1.5.1_5160_iks, and 1.4.0_5159_iks: For more information, see the change log.

3 July 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.16: For more information, see the change log.
IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC add-on version 1.1: For more information, see the change log.
Worker node fix packs 1.24.15_1574, 1.25.11_1550, 1.26.6_1542, and 1.27.3_1530.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.24, 1.25, 1.26, and 1.27.

June 2023

27 June 2023

Master fix packs 1.24.15_1573, 1.25.11_1549, 1.26.6_1541, and 1.27.3_1529.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.24, 1.25, 1.26, and 1.27.

26 June 2023

CLI version 1.0.528.: For more information, see the change log.

23 June 2023

Free cluster tier deprecation: The free cluster option is deprecated and will be unsupported on 25 July 2023. Existing free tier clusters will be allowed to finish their 30-day trial window. If you want to continue testing IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service, try creating a Classic cluster. Then copy your deployments to the new cluster.

22 June 2023

Cluster autoscaler add-on version 1.0.9_44.: For more information, see the change log.
Istio add-on version 1.17.3.: For more information, see the change log.

21 June 2023

Block Storage for VPC add-on versions 5.0.16_127 and 5.1.11_126.: This patch introduces two new variables to the addon-vpc-block-csi-driver-configmap. To get the latest snapshot configmap values users must add the new values to the existing configmap and apply the changes. For more information, see Customizing snapshots and the add-on change log.

20 June 2023

Worker node fix pack updates: Worker node fix pack updates are available for versions 1.27, 1.26, 1.25, and 1.24.

19 June 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.15: For more information, see the change log.

8 June 2023

Istio add-on version 1.16.5.: For more information, see the change log.

6 June 2023

Ingress ALB versions 1.6.4_5067_iks, 1.5.1_5074_iks, and 1.4.0_5068_iks: For more information, see the change log.

5 June 2023

Worker node fix packs 1.24.14_1571, 1.25.10_1547, 1.26.5_1539, and 1.27.2_1527.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.24, 1.25, 1.26, and 1.27.

May 2023

31 May 2023

Master fix packs 1.24.14_1568, 1.25.10_1545, and 1.26.5_1537.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26.

25 May 2023

CLI version 1.0.523.: For more information, see the change log.
Kubernetes version 1.27 certification: Version 1.27 release is now certified.

24 May 2023

New! IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service version 1.27.: You can create or update clusters to Kubernetes version 1.27. With Kubernetes 1.27, you get the latest stable enhancements from the Kubernetes community as well as enhancements to the IBM Cloud product.
Master fix pack 1.27.2_1524 and worker node fix pack 1.27.2_1526.: For more information, see the 1.27 change log.
Worker node fix packs 1.24.14_1570, 1.25.10_1546, and 1.26.5_1538.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26.

23 May 2023

Ingress ALB versions 1.6.4_4170_iks, 1.5.1_4168_iks, and 1.4.0_4169_iks: For more information, see the change log.

16 May 2023

IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC add-on version 1.0.: For more information, see the change log.

15 May 2023

Cluster autoscaler add-on versions 1.0.6_1077, 1.0.7_1076, 1.0.8_1078, and 1.1.0_1066.: For more information, see the change log.
IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC add-on version 1.1-beta: For more information, see the change log.
Block Storage for VPC add-on versions 5.0.12_1963 and 5.1.8_1970.: For more information, see the change log.

10 May 2023

Create Classic and VPC clusters with Terraform: For more information, see Creating a single-zone classic cluster with Terraform and Creating a VPC cluster with Terraform.

9 May 2023

Worker node fix packs 1.24.13_1567, 1.25.9_1544, and 1.26.4_1536.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26.

4 May 2023

Ingress ALB version 1.6.4_4117_iks, 1.5.1_4113_iks, and 1.4.0_4114_iks: For more information, see the change log.

2 May 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.14: For more information, see the change log.

April 2023

27 April 2023

Ingress ALB version 1.6.4_4073_iks, 1.5.1_4064_iks, and 1.4.0_4062_iks: For more information, see the change log.
Master fix packs 1.23.17_1576, 1.24.13_1566, 1.25.9_1543, and 1.26.4_1535.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26.

26 April 2023

Cluster autoscaler add-on version 1.1.0_1060.: For more information, see the change log.

24 April 2023

Worker node fix packs 1.23.17_1576, 1.24.13_1566, 1.25.9_1543, and 1.26.4_1535.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26.

20 April 2023

Istio add-on version 1.16.4 and 1.17.2.: For more information, see the change log.

13 April 2023

ALB OAuth Proxy add-on version 2.0.0_1528.: For more information, see the change log.

12 April 2023

Ingress ALB version 1.6.4_3976_iks, 1.5.1_3977_iks, and 1.4.0_3978_iks: For more information, see the change log.

11 April 2023

CLI version 1.0.510.: For more information, see the change log.
Worker node fix packs 1.23.17_1574, 1.24.12_1564, 1.25.8_1541, and 1.26.3_1533.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26.

5 April 2023

Cluster autoscaler add-on versions 1.0.6_1010, 1.0.7_1021, and 1.0.8_1016.: For more information, see the change log.
Block Storage for VPC add-on versions 5.0.10_1869 and 5.1.6_1872.: For more information, see the change log.

4 April 2023

Ingress ALB version 1.4.0_3953_iks, 1.5.1_3951_iks, and 1.6.4_3947_iks: For more information, see the change log.

3 April 2023

Pod Security admission: You might need to check your Pod Security set up when you upgrade your cluster from version 1.24 to 1.25. For more information, see Migrating from PSPs to Pod Security admission.
IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.13: Important Because there are changes to the storage classes installed with the plug-in, you must uninstall and reinstall the plug-in when you update to version 2.2.13 to get the latest storage class configurations. For more information, see the change log.

March 2023

29 March 2023

Worker node fix packs 1.23.17_1572, 1.24.12_1562, 1.25.8_1539, and 1.26.3_1531.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26.
Block Storage for VPC add-on versions 5.0.9_1862 and 5.1.5_1857.: For more information, see the change log.
Cluster autoscaler add-on versions 1.0.7_988 and 1.0.8_987.: For more information, see the change log.

28 March 2023

Master fix packs 1.23.17_1569, 1.24.12_1559, 1.25.8_1536, and 1.26.3_1528.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26.
Worker node fix packs 1.23.17_1570, 1.24.12_1560, 1.25.8_1537, and 1.26.3_1529.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26.

24 March 2023

Ingress ALB version 1.4.0_3896_iks, 1.5.1_3897_iks, and 1.6.4_3898_iks: For more information, see the change log.

21 March 2023

New troubleshooting steps for workers in Critical or NotReady state.: For more information, see Troubleshooting worker nodes in Critical or NotReady state.

20 March 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.12.: For more information, see the change log.

16 March 2023

Cluster autoscaler add-on version 1.1.0_978.: For more information, see the change log.

14 March 2023

Ingress ALB version 1.4.0_3862_iks, 1.5.1_3863_iks, and 1.6.4_3864_iks: For more information, see the change log.
Worker node fix packs 1.23.16_1568, 1.24.10_1558, 1.25.6_1535, and 1.26.1_1525.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26.

9 March 2023

Cluster autoscaler add-on version 1.0.8_968: For more information, see the change log.
Istio add-on version 1.15.6 and 1.16.3.: For more information, see the change log.

7 March 2023

Worker node fix packs 1.23.16_1567, 1.24.10_1557, 1.25.6_1534, and 1.26.1_1524.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26.
Cluster autoscaler add-on version 1.0.6_955 and 1.0.7_956.: For more information, see the change log.
Istio add-on version 1.17.1.: For more information, see the change log.
Block Storage for VPC add-on versions 4.4.17_1829, 5.0.7_1836, and 5.1.2_1828.: For more information, see the change log.

3 March 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.10.: For more information, see the change log.

1 March 2023

CLI version 1.0.498.: For more information, see the change log.
ALB OAuth Proxy add-on version 2.0.0_1487.: For more information, see the change log.

February 2023

27 February 2023

Worker node fix packs 1.23.16_1563, 1.24.10_1554, 1.25.6_1532, and 1.26.1_1522.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26.

23 February 2023

Ingress ALB version 1.3.1_3807_iks, 1.4.0_3808_iks, and 1.5.1_3809_iks: For more information, see the change log.

22 February 2023

ALB OAuth Proxy add-on version 2.0.0_1469.: For more information, see the change log.

21 February 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.10.: For more information, see the change log.
Block Storage for VPC add-on versions 4.4.17_1829, 5.0.7_1836, and 5.1.2_1828.: For more information, see the change log.

20 February 2023

Ingress ALB version 1.3.1_3777_iks, 1.4.0_3783_iks, and 1.5.1_3779_iks: For more information, see the change log.

17 February 2023

Cluster autoscaler add-on version 1.0.7_944.: For more information, see the change log.

14 February 2023

Istio add-on 1.15.5 and 1.16.2: For more information, see the change log.

13 February 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.9 is available.: For more information, see the change log.
Worker node fix packs 1.23.16_1562, 1.24.10_1553, 1.25.6_1531, and 1.26.1_1521.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26.

10 February 2023

New troubleshooting doc for how to recover after deleting a portable subnet in Classic clusters.: For more information, see I deleted a portable subnet and now my Classic cluster my Load Balancers are failing. How do I recover?.
Ingress ALB version 1.3.1_3754_iks and 1.4.0_3755_iks: For more information, see the change log.

9 February 2023

Block Storage for VPC add-on version 5.1.: For more information, see the change log.

8 February 2023

ALB OAuth Proxy add-on version 2.0.0_1420.: For more information, see the change log.

2 February 2023

Istio add-on 1.14: Version 1.14 of the managed Istio add-on is no longer supported. For more information, see the change log.

1 February 2023

New! Kubernetes 1.26: You can create or update clusters to Kubernetes version 1.26. With Kubernetes 1.26, you get the latest stable enhancements from the Kubernetes community as well as enhancements to the IBM Cloud product.
Master fix pack: Kubernetes 1.26.1_1519.
Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.26.1_1520
Persistent VPC load balancers: You can now create a persistent VPC load balancer that remains available even after your cluster is deleted.
Customized VPC load balancer health checks: For more control over your VPC load balancer health checks, you can use optional annotations to customize your health checks with advanced configurations for test intervals, timeouts, and retries.

January 2023

30 January 2023

Master fix packs 1.23.16_1560, 1.24.10_1551, and 1.25.6_1529.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.23, 1.24, and 1.25.
Worker node fix packs 1.23.16_1561, 1.24.10_1552, and 1.25.6_1530.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.23, 1.24, and 1.25.
New! Optional secondary disks for worker nodes in VPC clusters.: When you create a VPC cluster, you can specify an optional secondary disk for your worker nodes. Secondary disks are used for the container runtime and are useful in scenarios where more container storage is needed, such as running pods with large images. For more information, see Creating VPC clusters.
CLI version 1.0.489.: For more information, see the change log.
Ingress ALB version 1.5.1_3705_iks, 1.4.0_3703_iks, and 1.3.1_3704_iks.: For more information, see the change log.

24 January 2023

CLI version 1.0.487 change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.487.
Block Storage for VPC add-on versions 4.4.16_1779 and 5.0.5_1784.: For more information, see the change log.
Cluster autoscaler add-on version 1.0.7_940.: For more information, see the change log.
Ingress ALB version 1.3.1_3685_iks, 1.4.0_3684_iks, and 1.5.1_3683_iks: For more information, see the Ingress ALB change log.

23 January 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.8 is available.: For more information, see the change log.

16 January 2023

Worker node fix packs 1.23.15_1558, 1.24.9_1550, and 1.25.5_1528.: For more information, see the change logs: 1.23, 1.24, and 1.25.

10 January 2023

Block Storage for VPC add-on versions 4.4.15_1764 and 5.0.4_1773: For more information, see the change log.
Istio add-on versions 1.14.6, 1.15.4, and 1.16.1: For more information, see the change log.

9 January 2023

Cluster autoscaler add-on versions 1.0.5_898, 1.0.6_899, 1.0.7_900, and 1.1.0_897.: For more information, see Cluster autoscaler add-on change log.

5 January 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.7 is available.: For more information, see the change log.

3 January 2023

Ingress ALB version 1.3.1_3538_iks, and 1.4.0_3537_iks: For more information, see the Ingress ALB change log.

2 January 2023

Worker node fix packs 1.22.17_1584, 1.23.15_1557, 1.24.9_1549, and 1.25.5_1527: For more information, see the change logs: 1.22, 1.23, 1.24, and 1.25.

December 2022

19 December 2022

Worker node fix packs 1.22.17_1583, 1.23.15_1556, 1.24.9_1548, and 1.25.5_1526: For more information, see the change logs: 1.22, 1.23, 1.24, and 1.25.

15 December 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.6 is available.: For more information, see the change log.
Ingress ALB version 1.2.1_3299_iks, 1.3.1_3298_iks, and 1.4.0_3297_iks: For more information, see the Ingress ALB change log.
ALB OAuth Proxy add-on version 2.0.0_1354: For more information, see the change log.

14 December 2022

Master fix pack 1.22.17_1582, 1.23.15_1555, 1.24.9_1547, and 1.25.5_1525: For more information, see the change logs: 1.22, 1.23, 1.24, and 1.25.
Ubuntu 20 is now available for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service clusters: You can now create IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service clusters using Ubuntu 20 worker nodes. To review the migration guide, see Migrating to a new Ubuntu version. To review operating system support by cluster version, see IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service version information.
CLI version 1.0.480 change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.480.

12 December 2022

Ingress ALB version 1.4.0_3212_iks change log updates: For more information, see the Ingress ALB change log.

9 December 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.5 is available.: For more information, see the change log.

8 December 2022

Ingress ALB version 1.3.1_3192_iks change log updates: For more information, see the Ingress ALB change log.

5 December 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.4 is available.: For more information, see the change log.
Ingress ALB version 1.2.1_3186_iks change log updates: For more information, see the Ingress ALB change log.
Worker node fix packs 1.22.16_1580, 1.23.14_1554, 1.24.8_1546, and 1.25.4_1524: For more information, see the change logs: 1.22.16_1580, 1.23.14_1554, 1.24.8_1546, and 1.25.4_1524.

1 December 2022

CLI version 1.0.471 change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.471.

November 2022

30 November 2022

Istio add-on version 1.16.0: For more information, see the change log.
Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for version 1.3.1_3108_iks.

21 November 2022

Worker node fix pack 1.22.16_1579, 1.23.14_1553, 1.24.8_1545, and 1.25.4_1523: For more information, see the change logs: 1.22.16_1579, 1.23.14_1553, 1.24.8_1545, and 1.25.4_1523.

17 November 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on versions 4.4.13_1712 and 5.0.2_1713: For more information, see the change log.

16 November 2022

ALB OAuth Proxy add-on version 2.0.0_1315: For more information, see the change log.
Master fix pack 1.22.16_1578, 1.23.14_1552, 1.24.8_1544, and 1.25.4_1522: For more information, see the change logs: 1.22, 1.23, 1.24, and 1.25.

15 November 2022

New Ingress status messages: You can now use the ibmcloud ks ingress status-report get command to view your Ingress status. For more information, see Checking the status of Ingress components.
IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.3 is available.: For more information, see the change log.

11 November 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on version 4.3.8_1705: For more information, see the change log.

10 November 2022

Istio add-on version 1.15.3: For more information, see the change log.

9 November 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on version 4.4.12_1700 and 5.0.1_1695: For more information, see the change log.

8 November 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.2 is available.: For more information, see the change log.

7 November 2022

Worker node fix pack 1.22.15_1577, 1.23.13_1551, 1.24.7_1543, and 1.25.3_1521: For more information, see the change logs: 1.22.15_1577, 1.23.13_1551, 1.24.7_1543, and 1.25.3_1521.

3 November 2022

Changes to the Portworx update process beginning with version 2.12.: Beginning with version 2.12 Portworx uses an operator-based deployment model instead of the Helm based model use in version 2.11 and earlier. If you want to update from Portworx 2.11 to version 2.12, follow the migration steps in the Portworx documentation.
Cluster autoscaler add-on version 1.0.7_883.: For more information, see Cluster autoscaler add-on change log.

October 2022

31 October 2022

Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for version 1.3.0_2907_iks.

27 October 2022

ALB OAuth Proxy add-on version 2.0.0_1297: For more information, see the change log.
Master fix pack 1.22.15_1576, 1.23.13_1550, 1.24.7_1542, and 1.25.3_1520: For more information, see the change logs: 1.22, 1.23, 1.24, and 1.25.

26 October 2022

Worker node fix pack 1.22.15_1575, 1.23.12_1549, 1.24.6_1541, and 1.25.2_1519: For more information, see the change logs: 1.22.15_1575, 1.23.12_1549, 1.24.6_1541, and 1.25.2_1519.

25 October 2022

Istio add-on: Versions 1.13.9, 1.14.5, and 1.15.2 are available.

24 October 2022

Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 1.3.0_2847_iks, 1.2.1_2809_iks, and 1.1.2_2808_iks.

21 October 2022

CLI change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.459.

12 October 2022

Istio add-on: Version 1.15.1 is available.

11 October 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on version 5.0.: For more information, see the change log.

10 October 2022

Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.22.15_1574, 1.23.12_1548 and 1.24.6_1540.
Cluster autoscaler add-on version 1.0.6_828.: For more information, see Cluster autoscaler add-on change log.

7 October 2022

Kubernetes version 1.25 certification: Version 1.25 release is now certified.

6 October 2022

New! Kubernetes 1.25: You can create or update clusters to Kubernetes version 1.25. With Kubernetes 1.25, you get the latest stable enhancements from the Kubernetes community as well as enhancements to the IBM Cloud product.
Master fix pack: Kubernetes 1.25.2_1517.
Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.25.2_1516

4 October 2022

Istio add-on: Version 1.14.4 and version 1.13.8 are available.

3 October 2022

CLI change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.454.
Ingress ConfigMap change log updates: Updated the Ingress ConfigMap change log.
Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 1.2.1_2646_iks and 1.1.2_2645_iks.
ALB OAuth Proxy add-on: Version 2.0.0_1265 of the ALB OAuth Proxy add-on is released.

September 2022

30 September 2022

New! Enabling Flow logs for VPC components: Flow logs gather information about the traffic entering or leaving your VPC cluster worker nodes. For more information, see Enabling Flow Logs for VPC cluster components.

26 September 2022

Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.21.14_1578, 1.22.15_1573, 1.23.12_1547 and 1.24.6_1539.

23 September 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on version 4.4.11_1614.: For more information, see the change log.

22 September 2022

Cluster autoscaler add-on versions 1.1.0_798, 1.0.6_800, and 1.0.5_779.: For more information, see Cluster autoscaler add-on change log.
Block Storage for VPC add-on version 4.3.7_1613.: For more information, see the change log.

21 September 2022

CLI change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.452.
Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 1.2.1_2558_iks and 1.1.2_2586_iks.

20 September 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.1 is available.: For more information, see the change log.

15 September 2022

Istio add-on: Version 1.15.0 is available.

13 September 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on version 4.4.10_1578 is available.: For more information, see version 4.4.10_1578.
New! vGPU worker node flavors are now available for VPC Gen 2.: For more information about the available worker node flavors, see VPC Gen 2 flavors. Worker node flavors with vGPU support are the gx2 flavor class, for example: gx2.16x128.2v100. IBM Cloud VPC worker nodes with GPUs are available for allowlisted accounts only. To request that your account be allowlisted, see Requesting access to allowlisted features. Be sure to include the data centers, the VPC infrastructure profile, and the number of workers that you want use. For example 12 worker nodes in us-east-1 of VPC profile gx2-16x128xv100.

12 September 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on version 4.3.6_1579 is available.: For more information, see version 4.3.6_1579
IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.2.0 is available.: For more information, see the change log.
CLI change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.446.
ALB OAuth Proxy add-on: Version 2.0.0_1214 of the ALB OAuth Proxy add-on is released.

8 September 2022

CLI change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.444.

7 September 2022

Master fix pack update: Kubernetes 1.24.4_1536, 1.23.10_1544, 1.22.13_1570, and 1.21.14_1579.

August 2022

31 August 2022

Cluster autoscaler add-on: Versions 1.0.5_775, 1.0.6_774, and 1.1.0_776 are available. See Cluster autoscaler add-on change log.

29 August 2022

Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.21.14_1578, 1.22.13_1568, 1.23.10_1543 and 1.24.4_1535.

26 August 2022

CLI change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.439.

25 August 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on version 4.4.9_1566 is available.: For more information, see version 4.4.9_1566
Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 1.2.1_2506_iks and 1.1.2_2507_iks.

24 August 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on version 4.3.5_1563 is available.: For more information, see version 4.3.5_1563
IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.1.21 is available.: For more information, see the change log.

17 August 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.1.20 is available.: For more information, see the change log.
Cluster autoscaler add-on: Versions 1.0.5_754 and 1.0.6_763 are available. See Cluster autoscaler add-on change log.

16 August 2022

Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.21.14_1576, 1.22.12_1566, 1.23.9_1541 and 1.24.3_1533.
Istio add-on: Version 1.14.3 and 1.13.7 is available.

11 August 2022

Dynamically provision IBM Cloud Object Storage buckets with quotas enabled: Follow the tutorial to set up the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in to automatically set quotas on buckets that are provisioned with PVCs.
Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 1.2.1_2487_iks and 1.1.2_2488_iks.

5 August 2022

CLI change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.433.

3 August 2022

New! IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC CSI Driver (Beta): You can now enable the IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC add-on in your clusters. For more information, see Enabling the IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC add-on.

2 August 2022

Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 1.2.1_2426_iks and 1.1.2_2411_iks.

1 August 2022

Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.21.14_1575, 1.22.12_1565, 1.23.9_1540 and 1.24.3_1532.

July 2022

27 July 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in version 2.1.19 is available.: For more information, see the change log.

26 July 2022

Master fix pack update: Kubernetes 1.24.3_1531, 1.23.9_1539, 1.22.12_1564, and 1.21.14_1574.

22 July 2022

Cluster autoscaler add-on: Version 1.1.0_729 is available. See Cluster autoscaler add-on change log.

19 July 2022

Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 1.1.2_2368_iks and 1.2.1_2415_iks.
Cluster autoscaler add-on: Version 1.0.5_728 is available. See Cluster autoscaler add-on change log.

18 July 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.3.4_1551 and Version 4.4.8_1550 are available.
Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.21.14_1572, 1.22.11_1562, 1.23.8_1537 and 1.24.2_1529.

15 July 2022

CLI change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.431.
Cluster autoscaler add-on: Versions 1.0.6_742 is available. See Cluster autoscaler add-on change log.

14 July 2022

Cross-account encryption: You can now set up cross-account encryption. Note that this feature is available for allowlisted accounts only. For more information see, Encrypting the Kubernetes secrets by using a KMS provider.
IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.1.18 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is available.
Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 5.0.1-beta_1411 is available.

13 July 2022

CLI change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.430.

7 July 2022

ALB OAuth Proxy add-on: Version 2.0.0_1187 of the ALB OAuth Proxy add-on is released.

5 July 2022

Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.21.14_1565, 1.22.11_1557, 1.23.8_1535 and 1.24.2_1527.
Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for version 1.1.2_2305_iks. Version 0.49.3 is no longer supported.

June 2022

30 June 2022

Cluster autoscaler add-on: Versions 1.0.5_694 and 1.1.0_682 are available. See Cluster autoscaler add-on change log.

28 June 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.1.17 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is available.

27 June 2022

Block Storage for VPC: You can now set up the Block Storage for VPC add-on with Cloud Identity and Access Management trusted profiles.

24 June 2022

Block Storage for VPC: You can now create snapshots of your PVCs by using version 5.0.0-beta of the Block Storage for VPC add-on.
Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.4.6_1446 is available.

22 June 2022

New! Portworx Cloud Drive support: You can now dynamically provision storage for Portworx during installation by using Portworx Cloud Drives. For more information, see About Portworx.

21 June 2022

Istio add-on: Version 1.13.5 and 1.12.8 is available.

20 June 2022

Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.21.14_1564, 1.22.11_1556, 1.23.8_1534 and 1.24.2_1526.

17 June 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version version 4.3.2_1441 is available.

16 June 2022

Certified Kubernetes: Version 1.24 release is now certified.
Version 1.20 is unsupported as of 19 June 2022: Update your cluster to a supported as soon as possible. For more information, see the 1.20 release information and change log. For more information about the supported releases, see the version information.
Istio add-on: Version 1.14.1 is available.

15 June 2022

IBM Cloud Monitoring metrics and label updates: Metrics and labels are now stored and displayed in a Prometheus compatible naming convention. Some metrics and labels are deprecated. For more information, see Discontinued Metrics and Labels and removed features.
Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version version 5.0.1-beta_1411 is available for allowlisted accounts.

13 June 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.4.5_1371 is available.

10 June 2022

Log Analysis and IBM Cloud Activity Tracker changes: IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service clusters running in Washington, D.C. (us-east) now send logs to Log Analysis and IBM Cloud Activity Tracker instances in the same region, Washington, D.C. (us-east). For more information, see IBM Cloud Activity Tracker.
Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for version 1.2.1_2337_iks.
Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 5.0.0-beta_1125 is available for allowlisted accounts.

9 June 2022

New! Kubernetes 1.24: You can create or update clusters to Kubernetes version 1.24. With Kubernetes 1.24, you get the latest stable enhancements from the Kubernetes community as well as enhancements to the IBM Cloud product.
Deprecated and unsupported Kubernetes versions: With the release of Kubernetes 1.24, clusters that run version 1.21 are deprecated, with a tentative unsupported date of 31 Aug 2022. Update your cluster to at least version 1.22 as soon as possible.

7 June 2022

CLI change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.419.

6 June 2022

Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.20.15_1583, 1.21.13_1562, 1.22.10_1554, 1.23.7_1532.

3 June 2022

Master fix pack update: Kubernetes 1.23.7_1531, 1.22.10_1553, 1.21.13_1561, and 1.20.15_1582.

1 June 2022

Istio add-on: Version 1.13.4 is available.

May 2022

26 May 2022

CLI change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.415.

25 May 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.1.16 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is available.
Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.3.0_1163 is available.
Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.2.6_1161 is available.

20 May 2022

Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.20.15_1581, 1.21.12_1560, 1.22.9_1552, 1.23.6_1530.

19 May 2022

Istio add-on: Version 1.12.7 is available.
Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 1.2.0_2251_iks, 1.1.2_2252_iks, and 0.49.3_2253_iks.

16 May 2022

Cluster autoscaler add-on: Versions 1.0.5_628 and 1.1.0_615 are available. See Cluster autoscaler add-on change log.
ALB OAuth Proxy add-on: Version 1.0.0 is no longer supported. For more information, see the change log.

12 May 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.2.5_1106 is available.

9 May 2022

Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.20.15_1580, 1.21.12_1559, 1.22.9_1551, 1.23.6_1529.

6 May 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.1.15 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is available.

4 May 2022

ALB OAuth Proxy add-on: Version 2.0.0_1064 of the ALB OAuth Proxy add-on is released. Ingress ALB change log updates; Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 1.2.0_2147_iks, 1.1.2_2146_iks, and 0.49.3_2145_iks.

3 May 2022

Istio add-on: Version 1.13.3 is available.

April 2022

28 April 2022

CLI change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.404.
Cluster security groups: You can now specify up to five security groups to attach to workers when you create a VPC cluster. For more information, see Adding VPC security groups to clusters and worker pools during create time.

26 April 2022

Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for version 1.2.0_2131_iks. Version 1.1.1 is no longer available.
CLI change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.403.

25 April 2022

Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.23.6_1528, 1.22.9_1550, 1.21.12_1558, 1.20.15_1579.

21 April 2022

Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 1.1.2_2121_iks, 1.1.1_2119_iks, and 0.49.3_2120_iks.

19 April 2022

Istio add-on: Version 1.12.6 is available.

13 April 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.1.14 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is available.

12 April 2022

Create and manage dedicated hosts in VPC Gen 2.: You can now create clusters on dedicated hosts in VPC Gen 2. Note that support for dedicated hosts is available only for allowlisted accounts. For more information, see Creating and managing dedicated hosts.

11 April 2022

New! IBM Cloud® Secrets Manager: With the deprecation of IBM Cloud® Certificate Manager, you can now manage certificates and secrets with IBM Cloud® Secrets Manager. You can integrate your own Secrets Manager instances with your Kubernetes clusters. Secrets Manager instances can be used across multiple clusters, and a single cluster can have more than one instance.
Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.2.3_983 is available.
Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.23.5_1526, 1.22.8_1548, 1.21.11_1556, 1.20.15_1577.

7 April 2022

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service clusters in Mexico City (MEX01) are deprecated and become unsupported later this year.: To prevent any interruption of service, redeploy your cluster workloads to a supported data center and remove your MEX01 clusters by 31 October 2022. Clusters remaining in these data centers after 31 October 2022 will be removed. You cannot create clusters in this location after 07 May 2022. For more information about data center closures and recommended data centers, see Data center consolidations.
Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 1.1.2_2084_iks, 1.1.1_2085_iks, and 0.49.3_2083_iks.
CLI change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.394.

6 April 2022

Master fix pack update: Kubernetes 1.23.5_1525, 1.22.8_1547, 1.21.11_1555, and 1.20.15_1576.

March 2022

30 March 2022

Cluster autoscaler add-on: Version 1.1.0_475 is available.
Kubernetes Service 1.20 end of support date change: The end of support date of Kubernetes Service 1.20 is now 15 June 2022. The Kubernetes version information and update actions page has been updated with the new date.
Master fix pack update: Kubernetes 1.23.5_1523, 1.22.8_1545, 1.21.11_1553, and 1.20.15_1574.

28 March 2022

Worker node fix pack update.: Kubernetes 1.23.5_1524, 1.22.8_1546, 1.21.11_1552, 1.20.15_1575, and 1.19.16_1579.

24 March 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.1.13 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is available.
Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.2.2_900 is available.
ALB OAuth Proxy add-on: Versions 1.0.0_1024 and 2.0.0_1023 of the ALB OAuth Proxy add-on are released.

22 March 2022

Hong Kong (HKG02) and Seoul (SEO01) are deprecated and become unsupported later this year.: To prevent any interruption of service, redeploy your cluster workloads to a supported data center and remove your Hong Kong (HKG02) and Seoul (SEO01) clusters by 28 September 2022. Clusters remaining in these data centers after 28 September 2022 will be removed. Cluster creation in these locations will be stopped on 29 April 2022. For more information about data center closures and recommended data centers, see Data center consolidations.
Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 1.1.2_2050_iks, 1.1.1_1996_iks, and 0.49.3_1994_iks.
Istio add-on: Versions 1.13.2, 1.12.5, and 1.11.8 are available. Note that this is the final update for version 1.11.

21 March 2022

CLI change log update: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.384.

17 March 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.2.1_895 is available.

16 March 2022

Cluster autoscaler add-on: Version 1.1.0_429 is available.

15 March 2022

Version 1.19 unsupported: Clusters that run version 1.19 are unsupported. Update your clusters to at least version 1.20 as soon as possible.

14 March 2022

Worker node fix pack update.: Kubernetes 1.23.4_1522, 1.22.7_1543, 1.21.10_1552, 1.20.15_1573, and 1.19.16_1579.

11 March 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.1.12 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is available.

9 March 2022

Istio add-on: Version 1.13.1 is available.

8 March 2022

Master fix pack update.: Kubernetes 1.23.4_1520, 1.22.7_1541, 1.21.10_1550, 1.20.15_1571, and 1.19.16_1578.
Istio add-on: Version 1.12.4 and Version 1.11.7 of the managed Istio add-on are available.

3 March 2022

Kubernetes Service default version update.: 1.22 is now the default version.
Maintenance Windows for Kubernetes Service ALBs: You can now further control and manage your ALB updates by creating a customized ConfigMap that specifies the time you want the updates to occur and the percentage of ALBs you want to update.

February 2022

28 February 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.2 is available.
Cluster autoscaler: Version 1.0.5_415 is available.; New pages for Preparing your cluster for autoscaling, Installing the cluster autoscaler add-on, and Enabling autoscaling.; New troubleshooting pages for resizing worker pools and updating unbalanced worker pools in autoscaled clusters.
ALB OAuth Proxy add-on: Versions 1.0.0_1001 and 2.0.0_999 of the ALB OAuth Proxy add-on are released.
Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.23.4_1521, 1.22.7_1542, 1.21.10_1551, 1.20.15_1572, and 1.19.16_1579.

24 February 2022

Container service CLI: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.374.
Kubernetes Ingress image: Versions 1.1.1_1996_iks, 1.0.3_1995_iks, and 0.49.3_1994_iks of the Kubernetes Ingress image are released.

23 February 2022

Cluster autoscaler: Version 1.0.4_410 is available.
Istio add-on: Version 1.12.3 of the managed Istio add-on is available.

18 February 2022

Container service CLI: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.372.

17 February 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.1.10 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is available.

15 February 2022

Istio add-on: Version 1.11.6 of the managed Istio add-on is available.

14 February 2022

Worker node fix pack: Kubernetes 1.23.3_1519, 1.22.6_1539, 1.21.9_1549, 1.20.15_1570, and 1.19.16_1577.
IBM Cloud Object Storage doc restructuring.: For more information, see Setting up IBM Cloud Object Storage, Installing the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in, Setting up authorized IP addresses for IBM Cloud Object Storage, Adding IBM Cloud Object Storage storage to apps, and Storage class reference.
Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.1.3_846 is released.

10 February 2022

Certified Kubernetes: Version 1.23 release is now certified.
ALB OAuth Proxy add-on: Version 2.0.0_981 of the ALB OAuth Proxy add-on is released.

9 February 2022

New! Kubernetes 1.23: You can create or update clusters to Kubernetes version 1.23. With Kubernetes 1.23, you get the latest stable enhancements from the Kubernetes community as well as enhancements to the IBM Cloud product.
Deprecated and unsupported Kubernetes versions: With the release of Kubernetes 1.23, clusters that run version 1.20 remain deprecated, with a tentative unsupported date of May 2022. Update your cluster to at least version 1.21 as soon as possible.

3 February 2022

Istio add-on: Version 1.12.2 of the managed Istio add-on is available.

January 2022

31 January 2022

Version change log: Fix pack update.; Kubernetes 1.22.6_1538, 1.21.9_1548, 1.20.15_1569, 1.19.16_1576.
New! Worker node flavor reference: View a list of all available worker node flavors by zone. For more information, see VPC Gen 2 flavors or Classic flavors.

27 January 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.1.2_834 is released.
New! Gathering Ingress logs: When troubleshooting Ingress, follow the steps in gathering Ingress logs to retrieve useful debugging information.

26 January 2022

ALB OAuth Proxy add-on: Versions 1.0.0_924 and 2.0.0_923 of the ALB OAuth Proxy add-on are released.

25 January 2022

Kubernetes Ingress image: Versions 1.1.1_1949_iks, 1.0.3_1933_iks, and 0.49.3_1941_iks of the Kubernetes Ingress image are released.
Kubernetes Ingress annotations: Clusters created on or after 31 January 2022 by default no longer support server-snippet annotations in Ingress resources for the managed Kubernetes Ingress Controller (ALB). All new clusters are deployed with the allow-server-snippets configuration set to false, which prevents the ALB from correctly processing Ingress resources with the offending annotations. You must edit the ConfigMap manually to change this setting in order for the add-on to work.

24 January 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.1.9 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is released. For more information, see the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in change log.

20 January 2022

Cluster autoscaler add-on.: Version 1.0.4_403 is released.
Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.1.1_827 is released.
OpenShift Data Foundation: New and updated parameters for OpenShift Data Foundation.; Automatic disk discovery is now available for Classic clusters version 4.8 and later. Enable this feature by setting the autoDiscoverDevices parameter to true parameter. For more information, see ODF using local disks.; The monDevicePaths and monSize parameters are no longer required for add-on version 4.8 and later.

18 January 2022

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New! IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI Map: The IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI Map lists all ibmcloud ks commands as they are structured in the CLI. Use this page as a visual reference for how ibmcloud ks commands are organized, or to quickly find a specific command.
Kubernetes Service 1.19, 1.20, 1.21, and 1.22 unsupported date change: The Kubernetes version information and update actions page has been updated with the new unsupported dates.
Worker node fix pack update.: Kubernetes 1.22.4_1536, 1.21.7_1546, 1.20.13_1567, and 1.19.16_1574.

17 January 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.1.8 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is released. For more information, see the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in change log.

13 January 2022

Istio add-on: Version 1.12.1 and Version 1.10.6 of the Istio managed add-on are released.

06 January 2022

Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.1.0_807 is released.
Kubernetes Service 1.20 end of support date change: The end of support date of Kubernetes Service 1.20 is now March 2022. The Kubernetes version information and update actions page has been updated with the new date.

4 January 2022

Worker node fix pack update: Change log documentation is available for worker node versions 1.22.4_1534, 1.21.7_1544, 1.20.13_1566, and 1.19.16_1573.

December 2021

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20 December 2021

Deprecated and unsupported Kubernetes versions: Clusters that run version 1.19 are deprecated, with a tentative unsupported date of 31 Jan 2022. Update your clusters to at least version 1.20 as soon as possible.

14 December 2021

Istio add-on: Version 1.11.5 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

7 December 2021

Istio add-on: Version 1.12 of the Istio managed add-on is released.
Master fix pack update: Change log documentation is available for version 1.22.4_1531, 1.21.7_1541, 1.20.13_1563, and 1.19.16_1570.

6 December 2021

Worker node fix pack update: Change log documentation is available for version 1.22.4_1532, 1.21.7_1542, 1.20.13_1564, and 1.19.16_1571.

2 December 2021

Kubernetes Service default version update.: 1.21 is now the default version.

November 2021

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29 November 2021

Container service CLI: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.347.

22 November 2021

Worker node fix pack update: Change log documentation is available for version 1.22.3_1530, 1.21.6_1540, 1.20.12_1562, and 1.19.16_1569.
Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.0.3_793 is released.
Cluster autoscaler add-on.: Version 1.0.4_387 is released.

19 November 2021

ALB OAuth Proxy add-on: Versions 1.0.0_756 and 2.0.0_755 of the ALB OAuth Proxy add-on are released.
Kubernetes Ingress image: Versions 1.0.3_1730_iks and 0.49.3_1830_iks of the Kubernetes Ingress image are released.

18 November 2021

IBM Cloud Activity Tracker and IBM Cloud Activity Tracker: Previously, clusters running in Toronto (ca-tor) sent logs to Washington D.C., and clusters running in Osaka (jp-osa) or Sydney (au-syd) sent logs to Tokyo. Beginning 18 November 2021, all instances of Log Analysis and Activity Tracker that are used for clusters running in Osaka (jp-osa), Toronto (ca-tor), and Sydney (au-syd) send logs to their respective regions. To continue receiving logs for clusters in these regions, you must create instances of IBM Cloud Activity Tracker and IBM Cloud Activity Tracker in the same region as your cluster. If you already have instances in these regions, look for logs in those instances.
IBM Cloud Object Storage: Version 2.1.7 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is released.

17 November 2021

Worker node fix pack update: Change log documentation is available for version 1.22.3_1529, 1.21.6_1539, 1.20.12_1561, and 1.19.16_1568.

15 November 2021

CLI change log: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.344.

12 November 2021

Master fix pack updates: Change log documentation is available for version 1.22.2_1526, 1.21.5_1536, 1.20.11_1558, and 1.19.15_1565.

10 November 2021

Worker node fix pack update: Change log documentation is available for version 1.22.2_1528, 1.21.5_1538, 1.20.11_1560, and 1.19.15_1567.

8 November 2021

Update commands to use docker build: Updates commands that use cr build to use docker build instead.

4 November 2021

IAM trusted profiles for pod authorization: Updates for pod authorization with IAM trusted profiles. Authorizing pods with IAM trusted profiles is available for clusters that run version 1.21 or later. Note that for new clusters, authorizing pods with IAM trusted profiles is enabled automatically. You can enable IAM trusted profiles on existing clusters by running ibmcloud ks cluster master refresh. For more information, see Authorizing pods in your cluster to IBM Cloud services with IAM trusted profiles.

2 November 2021

Istio add-on change log: Version 1.11.4 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

October 2021

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28 October 2021

Istio add-on change log: Version 1.10.5 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

26 October 2021

CLI change log: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.334.

25 October 2021

Worker node fix pack update: Change log documentation is available for version 1.22.2_1527, 1.21.5_1537, 1.20.11_1559, and 1.19.15_1566.

22 October 2021

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in.: Version 2.1.6 is released.

19 October 2021

Ingress ALB change log updates: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 0.49.3_1745_iks and 1.0.3_1730_iks.

18 October 2021

New troubleshooting topic: See Why does my cluster master status say it is approaching its resource limit?.

13 October 2021

CLI change log: The CLI change log is updated for version 1.0.331.

11 October 2021

Unsupported Kubernetes version 1.18: Kubernetes version 1.18 is unsupported. To continue receiving important security updates and support, you must update your cluster to a supported version immediately.
Worker node fix pack update: Change log documentation is available for version 1.22.2_1524, 1.21.5_1533, 1.20.11_1555, and 1.19.15_1562.

7 October 2021

Istio add-on change log: Version 1.11.3 of the Istio managed add-on is released.
Cluster autoscaler add-on.: Version 1.0.4 is released.

6 October 2021

Block Storage for VPC add-on.: Version 4.0.1_780 is released.

5 October 2021

Updated supported, deprecated, and unsupported versions for strongSwan Helm chart.: Upgrading or disabling the strongSwan Helm chart
IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in.: Version 2.1.5 is released.

September 2021

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29 September 2021

New! Kubernetes 1.22: You can create or update clusters to Kubernetes version 1.22. With Kubernetes 1.22, you get the latest stable enhancements from the Kubernetes community as well as enhancements to the IBM Cloud product. For more information, see the blog announcement.
Deprecated and unsupported Kubernetes versions: With the release of Kubernetes 1.22, clusters that run version 1.18 remain deprecated, with a tentative unsupported date of 10 Oct 2021. Update your cluster to at least version 1.20 as soon as possible.
Master fix pack and worker node fix pack update: Change log documentation is available for Kubernetes version 1.22.2_1522 and 1.22.2_1523.

27 September 2021

Master fix pack update: Change log documentation is available for version 1.21.5_1531, 1.20.11_1553, 1.19.15_1560, 1.18.20_1565.
Worker node fix pack update: Change log documentation is available for version 1.18.20_1566, 1.19.15_1561, 12011_1554, and 1.21.5_1532.

23 September 2021

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Istio add-on change log: Version 1.11.2 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

22 September 2021

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Ingress ALB version change log: Version 1.0.0_1699_iks is now available. Updates for versions 0.48.1_1698_iks and 0.43.0_1697_iks are available in the change log.

16 September 2021

Block Storage for VPC add-on: Version 4.0.0_769 is available.

14 September 2021

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Ingress ALB version change log: Version 1.0.0_1645_iks is now available. Updates for versions 0.48.1_1613_iks and 0.47.0_1614_iks are available in the change log.
Istio add-on change log: Version 1.10.4 and version 1.9.8 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

13 September 2021

Worker node fix pack update: Change log documentation is available for version 1.18.20_1564, 1.19.14_1559, 1.20.10_1552, and 1.21.4_1530.

9 September 2021

Ingress ALB change log: Updated the change log for versions 0.48.1_1613_iks, 0.47.0_1614_iks, and 0.43.0_1612_iks.

1 September 2021

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Block Storage for VPC add-on: Version 4.0 is available.
IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.1.4 is available.

August 2021

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31 August 2021

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Istio add-on change log: Version 1.11.1 of the Istio managed add-on is released.
New! Sao Paulo multizone region: You can now create VPC clusters in the Sao Paulo, Brazil location.
VPC disk encryption on worker nodes: Now, you can manage the encryption for the disk on your VPC worker nodes. For more information, see VPC worker nodes.

30 August 2021

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Worker node fix pack update: Change log documentation is available for version 1.17.17_1568, 1.18.20_1563, 1.19.14_1558, 1.20.10_1551, and 1.21.4_1529.

25 August 2021

New! Create a cluster with a template: No longer do you have to manually specify the networking and worker node details to create a cluster, or enable security integrations such as logging and monitoring after creation. Instead, you can try out the technical preview to create a multizone cluster with nine worker nodes and encryption, logging, and monitoring already enabled.
IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.1.3 is released. Master fix pack update change log documentation; Master fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.21.4_ 1528, 1.20.10_1550, 1.19.14_1557, and 1.18.20_1562.

23 August 2021

Registry token update: Registry tokens are no longer accepted for authentication in IBM Cloud Container Registry. Update your clusters to use IBM Cloud IAM authentication. For more information, see Accessing IBM Cloud Container Registry. For more information about Registry token deprecation, see IBM Cloud Container Registry Deprecates Registry Tokens for Authentication.
Ingress change logs: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 0.48.1_1541_iks, 0.47.0_1540_iks, and 0.43.0_1539_iks. Version 0.45.0_1482_iks is removed.
ALB OAuth Proxy: Updated the version change log for the ALB OAuth Proxy add-on.

16 August 2021

Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available. For more information, see Version change log.

12 August 2021

Istio add-on change log: Version 1.9.7 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

10 August 2021

Ingress change logs: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 0.48.1_1465_iks, 0.47.0_1480_iks, and 0.45.0_1482_iks.
ALB OAuth Proxy: Updated the version change log for the ALB OAuth Proxy add-on.

9 August 2021

CLI change log: Updated the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI plug-in change log page for the release of version 1.0.312.

2 August 2021

Ingress change logs: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 0.47.0_1434_iks and 0.45.0_1435_iks. Version 0.35.0 is now unsupported.
Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.21.3_1526, 1.20.9_1548, 1.19.13_1555, and 1.18.20_1560.

July 2021

27 July 2021

New! IAM trusted profile support: Link your cluster to a trusted profile in IAM so that the pods in your cluster can authenticate with IAM to use other IBM Cloud services.
Master versions: Master fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.21.3_1525, 1.20.9_1547, 1.19.13_1554, and 1.18.20_1559.

22 July 2021

Istio add-on change log: Version 1.9.6 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

19 July 2021

Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.21.2_1524, 1.20.8_1546, 1.19.12_1553, 1.18.29_1558, and 1.17.17_1568.

15 July 2021

Istio add-on change log: Version 1.10.2 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

12 July 2021

Snapshots: Before updating to Kubernetes version 1.20 or 1.21, snapshot CRDs must be changed to version v1beta1. For more information, see the Kubernetes version information and update actions.

6 July 2021

Ingress change logs: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 0.47.0_1376_iks, 0.45.0_1375_iks, and 0.35.0_1374_iks.
Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.21.2_1523, 1.20.8_1545, 1.19.12_1552, 1.18.20_1557, and 1.17.17_1567.

2 July 2021

Unsupported Kubernetes version 1.17: To continue receiving important security updates and support, you must update the cluster to a supported version immediately.

June 2021

From 07 to 31 July 2021, the DNS provider is changed from Cloudflare to Akamai for all containers.appdomain.cloud, containers.mybluemix.net, and containers.cloud.ibm.com domains for all clusters in IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service. Review the following actions that you must make to your Ingress setup.

If you currently allow inbound traffic to your classic cluster from the Cloudflare source IP addresses, you must also allow inbound traffic from the Akamai source IP addresses before 07 July. After the migration completes on 31 July, you can remove the Cloudflare IP address rules.
The Akamai health check does not support verification of the body of the health check response. Update any custom health check rules that you configured for Cloudflare that use verification of the body of the health check responses.
Cluster subdomains that were health checked in Cloudflare are now registered in the Akamai DNS as CNAME records. These CNAME records point to an Akamai Global Traffic Management domain that health checks the subdomains. When a client runs a DNS query for a health checked subdomain, a CNAME record is returned to the client, as opposed to Cloudflare, in which an A record was returned. If your client expects an A record for a subdomain that was health checked in Cloudflare, update your logic to accept a CNAME record.
During the migration, an Akamai Global Traffic Management (GTM) health check was automatically created for any subdomains that had a Cloudflare health check. If you previously created a Cloudflare health check for a subdomain, and you create an Akamai health check for the subdomain after the migration, the two Akamai health checks might conflict. Note that Akamai GTM configurations don't support nested subdomains. In these cases, you can use the ibmcloud ks nlb-dns monitor disable command to disable the Akamai health check that the migration automatically configured for your subdomain.

28 June 2021

Master versions: Master fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.21.2_1522, 1.20.8_1544, 1.19.12_1551, 1.18.20_1556, and 1.17.17_1567.

24 June 2021

CLI change log: Updated the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI plug-in change log page for the release of version 1.0.295.

23 June 2021

Cluster autoscaler add-on: Version 1.0.3 of the cluster autoscaler add-on is available.

22 June 2021

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.1.2 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is released. Update your clusters to use the latest version. For more information, see the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in change log.
Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.21.1_1521, 1.20.7_1543, 1.19.11_1550, 1.18.19_1555 and 1.17.17_1566.

21 June 2021

Ingress change logs: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for the release of version 0.47.0 of the Kubernetes Ingress image.
New! The addon options command is now available: For more information, see addon options.

17 June 2021

ALB OAuth Proxy: Updated the version change log for the ALB OAuth Proxy add-on.

15 June 2021

New! Private VPC NLB: You can now create private Network Load Balancers for VPC to expose apps in clusters that run version 1.19 and later.

10 June 2021

Ingress change logs: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for versions 0.45.0, 0.35.0, and 0.34.1 of the Kubernetes Ingress image.

9 June 2021

New! Kubernetes 1.21

You can create or (/docs/containers?topic=containers-cs_versions_121)update your cluster to Kubernetes version 1.21. With Kubernetes 1.21, you get the latest stable enhancements from the community, such as stable CronJob, EndpointSlice, and PodDisruptionBudget resources. You also get enhancements to the IBM Cloud product, such as a refreshed user interface experience. For more information, see the blog announcement.

Deprecated Kubernetes 1.18

With the release of Kubernetes 1.21, clusters that run version 1.18 are deprecated, with a tentative unsupported date of 10 October 2021. Update your cluster to at least version 1.19 as soon as possible.

Expanded Troubleshooting

You can now find troubleshooting steps for IBM Cloud persistent storage in the following pages.

07 June 2021

Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.20.7_1542, 1.19.11_1549, 1.18.19_1554, and 1.17.17_1565.

3 June 2021

IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.0.8 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is released. Update your clusters to use the latest version. For more information, see the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in change log.

2 June 2021

End of support for custom IBM Ingress image: The custom IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Ingress image is unsupported. In clusters that were created before 01 December 2020, migrate any ALBs that continue to run the custom IBM Ingress image to the Kubernetes Ingress image. Not ready to switch your ALBs to the Kubernetes Ingress image yet? The custom IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Ingress image is available as an open source project. However, this project is not officially supported by IBM Cloud, and you are responsible for deploying, managing, and maintaining the Ingress controllers in your cluster.

May 2021

27 May 2021

Istio add-on change log: Version 1.9.5 and version 1.8.6 of the Istio managed add-on are released.

26 May 2021

CLI change log: Updated the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI plug-in change log page for the release of version 1.0.275.
Version 0.45.0 of the Kubernetes Ingress image: Due to a regression in the community Kubernetes Ingress NGINX code, trailing slashes (/) are removed from subdomains during TLS redirects.

24 May 2021

Master versions: Master fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.20.7_1540, 1.19.11_1547, 1.18.19_1552, and 1.17.17_1563.
Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.20.7_1541, 1.19.11_1548, 1.18.19_1553, and 1.17.17_1564.

17 May 2021

Deprecated: Kubernetes web terminal.: The Kubernetes web terminal add-on is deprecated and becomes unsupported 1 July 2021. Instead, use the IBM Cloud Shell.
Istio add-on: Version 1.9.4 of the Istio managed add-on is released.
Deprecated Ubuntu 16 end of support date: The Ubuntu 16 worker node flavors were deprecated 1 December 2020, with an initial unsupported date of April 2021. To give customers more time to migrate to a newer Ubuntu version, the end of support date is extended to 31 December 2021. Before 31 December 2021, update the worker pools in your cluster to run Ubuntu 18. For more information, see the IBM Cloud blog.

11 May 2021

VPC cluster healthchecks: If you set up VPC security groups or VPC access control lists (ACLs) to secure your cluster network, you can now create the rules to allow the necessary traffic from the control plane IP addresses and Akamai IPv4 IP addresses to health check your ALBs. Previously, a quota on the number of rules per security group or ACL prevented the ability to create all necessary rules for health checks.

10 May 2021

New! Portworx Backup is now available: For more information, see Backing up and restoring apps and data with Portworx Backup.
Calico KDD update in 1.19: Added a step to check for Calico NetworkPolicy resources that are scoped to non-existent namespaces before updating your cluster to Kubernetes version 1.19.
Cluster autoscaler add-on: Patch update 1.0.2_267 of the cluster autoscaler add-on is available.
IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.0.9 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is available.
Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.20.6_1539, 1.19.10_1546, 1.18.18_1551, and 1.17.17_1562.

4 May 2021

Master versions: Master fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.20.5_1538 and 1.19.10_1545.

April 2021

29 April 2021

Custom IOPs for Istio: Added a page for creating a custom Istio ingress and egress gateways for the managed Istio add-on by using IstioOperator.
Istio add-on change log: Version 1.9.3 and version 1.8.5 of the Istio managed add-on are released.

28 April 2021

Default version: The default version for new clusters is now 1.20.

27 April 2021

Master versions: Master fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.20.6_1536, 1.19.10_1543, 1.18.18_1549, and 1.17.17_1560.

26 April 2021

CLI change log: Updated the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI plug-in change log page for the release of version 1.0.258.
VPC NLB: Adds steps for registering a VPC network load balancer with a DNS record and TLS certificate.
Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.20.6_1537, 1.19.10_1544, 1.18.18_1550, and 1.17.17_1561.

23 April 2021

Ingress change logs: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for the release of version 0.45.0 of the Kubernetes Ingress image. Version 0.33.0 is now unsupported.

20 April 2021

New! Toronto multizone region for VPC: You can now create clusters on VPC infrastructure in the Toronto, Canada (ca-tor) location.

19 April 2021

add-on change logs: Updated version change logs for the ALB OAuth Proxy add-on.
Cluster autoscaler add-on: Patch update 1.0.2_256 of the cluster autoscaler add-on is available.
IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.0.8 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is released. Update your clusters to use the latest version. For more information, see the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in change log.
Ingress change logs: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for updates to the Kubernetes Ingress and IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Ingress images.

16 April 2021

New fields and events for Activity Tracker: To align with event auditing standards across IBM Cloud, the previously deprecated cluster fields and events are now replaced by new fields and events. For an updated list of events, see IBM Cloud Activity Tracker events.

15 April 2021

Accessing VPC clusters: Updated the steps for accessing VPC clusters through the private cloud service endpoint by configuring the VPC VPN gateway to access the 166.8.0.0/14 subnet.

12 April 2021

Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.20.5_1535, 1.19.9_1542, 1.18.17_1548, and 1.17.17_1559.
Ingress change logs: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for updates to the Kubernetes Ingress and IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Ingress images.

5 April 2021

Deprecated data centers for classic clusters: Houston (hou02) and Oslo (osl01) are deprecated and become unsupported later this year. To prevent any interruption of service, redeploy all your cluster workloads to a supported data center and remove your osl01 or hou02 clusters by 1 August 2021. Before the unsupported date, you are blocked from adding new worker nodes and clusters starting on 1 July 2021. For more information, see Data center closures in 2021.

2 April 2021

Istio add-on: Version 1.9.2 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

1 April 2021

Cluster autoscaler add-on: Patch update 1.0.2_249 of the cluster autoscaler add-on is available.
Block Storage for VPC add-on: Patch update 3.0.0_521 of the Block Storage for VPC add-on is available.
Block Storage for VPC driver: Added steps to install the vpc-block-csi-driver on unmanaged clusters. For more information, see Setting up Block Storage for VPC for unmanaged clusters.
New! image security add-on: In clusters that run version 1.18 or later, you can (/docs/containers?topic=containers-images#portieris-image-sec)install the container image security enforcement add-onto set up the (https://github.com/IBM/portieris){: external} Portieris project in your cluster.

March 2021

30 March 2021

add-on change logs: Added version change logs for the ALB OAuth Proxy add-on.
Master versions: Master fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.20.5_1533, 1.19.9_1540, 1.18.17_1546, and 1.17.17_1557.

29 March 2021

Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.20.5_1534, 1.19.9_1541, 1.18.17_1547, and 1.17.17_1558.

25 March 2021

Certificate Manager instances: The default Certificate Manager instance for your cluster is now named in the format kube-crtmgr-<cluster_ID>.

23 March 2021

Istio add-on: Version 1.8.4 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

22 March 2021

Ingress ALB change log: Updated the Ingress ALB change log for updates to the Kubernetes Ingress and IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Ingress images.

17 March 2021

Deprecated events to be replaced for Activity Tracker

To align with event auditing standards across IBM Cloud, the following cluster events are deprecated and are replaced in 30 days on 16 April 2021 by new events.

containers-kubernetes.account.create
containers-kubernetes.account.delete
containers-kubernetes.account.get
containers-kubernetes.account.update
containers-kubernetes.cluster.config
containers-kubernetes.cluster.create
containers-kubernetes.cluster.delete
containers-kubernetes.cluster.update
containers-kubernetes.credentials.ready-to-use
containers-kubernetes.logging-config.create
containers-kubernetes.logging-config.delete
containers-kubernetes.logging-config.refresh
containers-kubernetes.logging-filter.create
containers-kubernetes.logging-filter.delete
containers-kubernetes.logging-filter.update
containers-kubernetes.logging-autoupdate.changed
containers-kubernetes.masterlog-retrieve
containers-kubernetes.masterlog-status
containers-kubnertes.cluster.rbac.update
containers-kubernetes.service.create
containers-kubernetes.service.delete
containers-kubernetes.subnet.add
containers-kubernetes.subnet.create
containers-kubernetes.subnet.update
containers-kubernetes.vlan.create
containers-kubernetes.vlan.delete
containers-kubernetes.worker.create
containers-kubernetes.worker.delete
containers-kubernetes.worker.update
containers-kubernetes.workerpool.create
containers-kubernetes.workerpool.delete
containers-kubernetes.workerpool.update
containers-kubernetes.zone.delete
containers-kubernetes.zone.update

Deprecated fields across events

The following fields are deprecated and replaced by or updated with new values across events.

The correlationID is replaced by correlationId to align with field casing standards.
The resourceGroupID field is no longer used. Instead, the resource group ID can be found in the target.resourceGroupId field.
The reason.reasonCode field is now formatted as an integer (int) instead of string (string).
The requestData field is now formatted as a JSON object instead of a JSON string.
The responseData field is now formatted as a JSON object instead of string.
The target.typeURI values are updated for consistency. All values now have a prefix of containers-kubernetes/ instead of container/. For example, container/cluster is now containers-kubernetes/cluster and container/worker is now containers-kubernetes/worker.

16 March 2021

Ingress ALB change log: Updated the nginx-ingress build to 2458 for the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Ingress image.

12 March 2021

Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.20.4_1532, 1.19.8_1539, 1.18.16_1545, and 1.17.17_1556.

10 March 2021

Istio add-on: Version 1.7.8 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

9 March 2021

Cluster autoscaler add-on: Version 1.0.2 of the cluster autoscaler add-on is released. For more information, see the cluster autoscaler add-on change log.

5 March 2021

Trusted images: You can now set up trusted content for container images that are signed and stored in IBM Cloud Container Registry.

1 March 2021

CLI change log: Updated the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI plug-in change log page for the release of version 1.0.233.
Istio add-on: Version 1.8.3 of the Istio managed add-on is released.
Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.20.4_1531, 1.19.8_1538, 1.18.16_1544, and 1.17.17_1555.

February 2021

27 February 2021

Master versions: Master fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.20.4_1531, 1.19.8_1538, and 1.18.16_1544.

26 February 2021

Block Storage for VPC add-on: Version 3.0.0 of the Block Storage for VPC add-on is released. Update your clusters to use the latest version. For more information, see the Block Storage for VPC add-on change log.
End of service of VPC Gen 1: Removed steps for using VPC Gen 1 compute. You can now create new VPC clusters on Generation 2 compute only. Move any remaining workloads from VPC Gen 1 clusters to VPC Gen 2 clusters before 01 March 2021, when any remaining VPC Gen 1 worker nodes are automatically deleted.

25 February 2021

CLI change log: Updated the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI plug-in change log page for the release of version 1.0.231.

24 February 2021

Default version: Kubernetes 1.19 is now the default cluster version.

23 February 2021

VPE: Worker node communication to the Kubernetes master is now established over the VPC virtual private endpoint (VPE).

22 February 2021

Master versions: Master fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.20.4_1530, 1.19.8_1537, 1.18.16_1543, and 1.17.17_1555.

20 February 2021

Certified Kubernetes: Version 1.20 release is now certified.

17 February 2021

New! Kubernetes 1.20: You can create or update your cluster to Kubernetes version 1.20. With Kubernetes 1.20, you get the latest stable enhancements from the community, as well as beta access to features such as API server priority. For more information, see the blog announcement.
Deprecated Kubernetes 1.17: With the release of Kubernetes 1.20, clusters that run version 1.17 are deprecated, with a tentative unsupported date of 2 July 2021. Update your cluster to at least version 1.18 as soon as possible.

15 February 2021

New! Osaka multizone region: You can now create classic or VPC clusters in the Osaka, Japan (jp-osa) location.
Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.19.7_1535, 1.18.15_1541, and 1.17.17_1553.

12 February 2021

Gateway firewalls and Calico policies: For classic clusters in Frankfurt, updated the required IP addresses and ports that you must open in a private gateway device firewall or Calico private network isolation policies.

10 February 2021

Ingress ALB change log: Updated the nginx-ingress build to 2452 for the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Ingress image.
Gateway firewalls and Calico policies: For classic clusters in Dallas, Washington D.C., and Frankfurt, updated the required IP addresses and ports that you must open in a public gateway firewall device, private gateway device firewall, or Calico network isolation policies.

8 February 2021

CLI change log: Updated the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI plug-in change log page for the release of version 1.0.223.
Istio add-on: Version 1.7.7 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

4 February 2021

Worker node modifications: Summarized the modifications that you can make to the default worker node settings.

3 February 2021

Worker node versions: A worker node fix pack for internal documentation updates is available for version 1.19.7_1534, and 1.18.15_1540.

1 February 2021

Unsupported: Kubernetes version 1.16: Clusters that run Kubernetes version 1.16 are unsupported as of 31 January 2021. To continue receiving important security updates and support, you must update the cluster to a supported version immediately.
Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.19.7_1533, 1.18.15_1539, and 1.17.17_1552.

January 2021

27 January 2021

Block Storage for VPC add-on: Block Storage for VPC add-on patch update 2.0.3_471 is released. For more information, see the Block Storage for VPC add-on change log.
Reminder: VPC Gen 1 deprecation: You can continue to use VPC Gen 1 resources only until 26 February 2021, when all service for VPC Gen 1 ends. On 01 March 2021, any remaining VPC Gen 1 worker nodes are automatically deleted. To ensure continued support, create new VPC clusters on Generation 2 compute only, and move your workloads from existing VPC Gen 1 clusters to VPC Gen 2 clusters.

25 January 2021

Istio add-on: Version 1.8.2 of the Istio managed add-on is released.
New! Private service endpoint allowlists: You can now control access to your private cloud service endpoint by creating a subnet allowlist. Only authorized requests to your cluster master that originate from subnets in the allowlist are permitted through the cluster's private cloud service endpoint.
Private Kubernetes Ingress: Added steps for privately exposing apps with ALBs that run the Kubernetes Ingress image.

19 January 2021

Ingress ALB change log: Updated the nginx-ingress build to 2424 for the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Ingress image.
Master versions: Master fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.19.7_1532, 1.18.15_1538, 1.17.17_1551, and 1.16.15_1557.

18 January 2021

Knative add-on is unsupported: The Knative add-on is automatically removed from your cluster. Instead, use the Knative open source project or IBM Cloud® Code Engine, which includes Knative's open-source capabilities.
Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for version 1.19.7_1532, 1.18.15_1538, 1.17.17_1551, and 1.16.15_1557.

14 January 2021

Cluster autoscaler: Cluster autoscaler add-on patch update 1.0.1_210 is released. For more information, see the Cluster autoscaler add-on change log.

12 January 2021

Ingress resources: Added example Ingress resource definitions that are compatible with Kubernetes version 1.19.
Kubernetes benchmarks: Added how to run the CIS Kubernetes benchmark tests on your own worker nodes.
Removal of data center support: Updated the documentation to reflect that Melbourne (mel01) is no longer available as an option to create IBM Cloud resources in.

7 January 2021

Ingress ALB change log: Updated the latest Kubernetes Ingress image build to 0.35.0_869_iks.

6 January 2021

Master versions: Master fix pack update change log documentation is available.; 1.19.6_1531, 1.18.14_1537, 1.17.16_1550, and 1.16.15_1556.

December 2020

21 December 2020

Gateway firewalls and Calico policies: For classic clusters in Tokyo, updated the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service IP addresses that you must open in a public gateway firewall device or Calico network isolation policies.
Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available.; 1.19.5_1530, 1.18.13_1536, 1.17.15_1549, and 1.16.15_1555.

18 December 2020

CLI change log: Updated the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI plug-in change log page for the release of version 1.0.208.
IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in: Version 2.0.6 of the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in is released. For more information, see the IBM Cloud Object Storage plug-in change log.

17 December 2020

Audit documentation: Reorganized information about the configuration and forwarding of Kubernetes API server audit logs.
Back up and restore: Version 1.0.5 of the ibmcloud-backup-restore Helm chart is released. For more information, see the Back up and restore Helm chart change log.
Ingress ALB change log: Updated the latest Kubernetes Ingress image build to 0.35.0_826_iks.; Updated the ingress-auth build to 954 for the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Ingress image.

16 December 2020

Istio add-on: Versions 1.8.1 and 1.7.6 of the Istio managed add-on are released. Version 1.6 is unsupported.

15 December 2020

Cluster autoscaler: Cluster autoscaler add-on patch update 1.0.1_205 is released. For more information, see the Cluster autoscaler add-on change log.

14 December 2020

Ingress ALB change log: Updated the latest Kubernetes Ingress image build to 0.35.0_767_iks.; Updated the nginx-ingress build to 2410 and the ingress-auth build to 947 for the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Ingress image.
Master versions: Master fix pack update change log documentation is available.; 1.19.5_1529, 1.18.13_1535, 1.17.15_1548, and 1.16.15_1554.

11 December 2020

Storage add-ons: Cluster autoscaler add-on patch update 1.0.1_195 is released. For more information, see the Cluster autoscaler add-on change log. Block Storage for VPC add-on patch update 2.0.3_464 is released. For more information, see the Block Storage for VPC add-on change log.
strongSwan versions: Added information about which strongSwan Helm chart versions are supported.
Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available for Kubernetes version 1.19.4_1529, 1.18.12_1535, 1.17.14_1548, and 1.16.15_1554.

9 December 2020

Accessing clusters: Updated the steps for accessing clusters through the private cloud service endpoint to use the --endpoint private option in the ibmcloud ks cluster config command.
CLI change log: Updated the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI plug-in change log page for the release of version 1.0.206.
Proxy protocol for Ingress: In VPC clusters, you can now enable the PROXY protocol for all load balancers that expose Ingress ALBs in your cluster. The PROXY protocol enables load balancers to pass client connection information that is contained in headers on the client request, including the client IP address, the proxy server IP address, and both port numbers, to ALBs.
Helm version 2 unsupported: Removed all steps for using Helm v2, which is unsupported. Migrate to Helm v3 today for several advantages over Helm v2, such as the removal of the Helm server, Tiller.
Istio add-on: Version 1.8 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

7 December 2020

Key Protect enhancements: For clusters that run 1.18.8_1525 or later, your cluster now integrates more features from Key Protect when you enable Key Protect as the KMS provider for the cluster. When you enable this integration, a Reader service-to-service authorization policy between IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service and Key Protect is automatically created for your cluster, if the policy does not already exist. If you have a cluster that runs an earlier version, update your cluster and then re-enable KMS encryption to register your cluster with Key Protect again.
Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available.; Kubernetes version 1.19.4_1528, 1.18.12_1534, 1.17.14_1546, and 1.16.15_1553..

3 December 2020

Cluster autoscaler add-on: Patch update 1.0.1_146 is released. For more information, see the Cluster autoscaler add-on change log.
Istio add-on: Versions 1.6.14 and 1.7.5 of the Istio managed add-on are released.

1 December 2020

Default Kubernetes Ingress image: In all new IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service clusters, default application load balancers (ALBs) now run the Kubernetes Ingress image. In existing clusters, ALBs continue to run the previously supported IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Ingress image, which is now deprecated. For more information and migration actions, see Setting up Kubernetes Ingress.

November 2020

24 November 2020

New! Reservations to reduce classic worker node costs: Create a reservation with contracts for 1 or 3 year terms for classic worker nodes to lock in a reduced cost for the life of the contract. Typical savings range between 30-50% compared to worker node costs. Reservations can be created in the IBM Cloud console for classic infrastructure only. For more information, see Reserving instances to reduce classic worker node costs.

23 November 2020

Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available.; Kubernetes version 1.19.4_1527, 1.18.12_1533, 1.17.14_1545, and 1.16.15_1552.

20 November 2020

New! Portieris for image security enforcement: With the open source Portieris project, you can set up a Kubernetes admission controller to enforce image security policies by namespace or cluster. Use Portieris instead of the deprecated Container Image Security Enforcement Helm chart.

19 November 2020

Ingress ALB change log: Updated the nginx-ingress build to 653 and the ingress-auth build to 425 for the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Ingress image.

18 November 2020

CLI change log: Updated the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI plug-in change log page for the release of version 1.0.197.
Knative add-on deprecation: As of 18 November 2020 the Knative managed add-on is deprecated. On 18 December 2020 the add-on becomes unsupported and can no longer be installed, and on 18 January 2021 the add-on is automatically uninstalled from all clusters. If you use the Knative add-on, consider migrating to the Knative open source project or to IBM Cloud® Code Engine, which includes the open source capabilities of Knative.
New! Block Storage for VPC change log: Added a change log for the Block Storage for VPC add-on.

16 November 2020

GPU worker nodes: Added a reference to the NVIDIA GPU operator installation guide in the deploying a sample GPU workload topic.
Master versions: Master fix pack update change log documentation is available for Kubernetes version 1.19.4_1527, 1.18.12_1533, 1.17.14_1545, and 1.16.15_1552..

13 November 2020

IBM Cloud Activity Tracker and IAM events: Added IAM actions and Activity Tracker events for the Ingress secret, Ingress ALB, and NLB DNS APIs.

9 November 2020

Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available.; Kubernetes version 1.19.3_1526, 1.18.10_1532, 1.17.13_1544, and 1.16.15_1551.

5 November 2020

Block Storage for VPC: Added topics for verifying your Block Storage for VPC file system, enabling every user to customize the default PVC settings, and enforcing base64 encoding for the Key Protect root key CRN.
Classic-enabled VPCs: Added steps in Creating VPC subnets for classic access for creating a classic-enabled VPC and VPC subnets without the automatic default address prefixes.
Gateway firewalls and Calico policies: For classic clusters in Dallas and Frankfurt, updated the required IP addresses and ports that you must open in a public gateway firewall device, private gateway device firewall, or Calico network isolation policies.
Istio add-on: Versions 1.6.13 and 1.7.4 of the Istio managed add-on are released.

2 November 2020

General availability of Kubernetes Ingress support

The Kubernetes Ingress image, which is built on the community Kubernetes project's implementation of the NGINX Ingress controller, is now generally available for the Ingress ALBs in your cluster.

Persistent storage

Added the following topics.

October 2020

26 October 2020

Master versions: Master fix pack update change log documentation is available.; Kubernetes version 1.19.3_1525, 1.18.10_1531, 1.17.13_1543, and 1.16.15_1550.
Worker node versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available.; Kubernetes version 1.19.3_1525, 1.18.10_1531, 1.17.13_1543, and 1.16.15_1550.

22 October 2020

API key: Added more information about how the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service API key is used.
Benchmark for Kubernetes 1.19: Review the 1.5 CIS Kubernetes benchmark results for clusters that run Kubernetes version 1.19.
Huge pages: In clusters that run Kubernetes 1.19 or later, you can enable Kubernetes HugePages scheduling on your worker nodes.
Istio add-on: Version 1.6.12 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

16 October 2020

Gateway firewalls and Calico policies: For classic clusters in Dallas, updated the required IP addresses and ports that you must open in a public gateway firewall device, private gateway device firewall, or Calico network isolation policies.
Ingress classes: Added information about specifying Ingress classes to apply Ingress resources to specific ALBs.
Object Storage: Added steps to help you decide on the object storage configuration and added troubleshooting steps for when app pods fail because of an Operation not permitted error.

13 October 2020

New! Certified Kubernetes version 1.19: You can now create clusters that run Kubernetes version 1.19. To update an existing cluster, see the Version 1.19 preparation actions. The Kubernetes 1.19 release is also certified.
Deprecated: Kubernetes version 1.16: With the release of version 1.19, clusters that run version 1.16 are deprecated. Update your clusters to at least version 1.17 today.
New! Network load balancer for VPC: In VPC Gen 2 clusters that run Kubernetes version 1.19, you can now create a layer 4 Network Load Balancer for VPC. VPC network load balancers offer source IP preservation and increased performance through direct server return (DSR). For more information, see About VPC load balancing in IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service.
Version change logs: Change log documentation is available for 1.19.2_1524.
VPC load balancer: Added support for setting the service.kubernetes.io/ibm-load-balancer-cloud-provider-vpc-node-selector and service.kubernetes.io/ibm-load-balancer-cloud-provider-vpc-subnet annotations when you create new VPC load balancers in clusters that run Kubernetes version 1.19.
VPC security groups: Expanded the list of required rules based on the cluster version for default VPC security groups.
Object Storage in VPC Gen 2: Added support for authorized IP addresses in IBM Cloud Object Storage for VPC Gen 2. For more information, see Allowing IP addresses for IBM Cloud Object Storage.

12 October 2020

Versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available.: Kubernetes version 1.18.9_1530, 1.17.12_1542, and 1.16.15_1549.

8 October 2020

Ingress ALB change log: Updated the Kubernetes Ingress image build to 0.35.0_474_iks.

6 October 2020

CLI change log: Updated the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI plug-in change log page for the release of version 1.0.178.
Ingress secret expiration synchronization: Added a troubleshooting topic for when Ingress secret expiration dates are out of sync or are not updated.
Istio add-on: Versions 1.7.3 and 1.6.11 of the Istio managed add-on are released.

1 October 2020

Default version: The default version for clusters is now 1.18.
Ingress ALB change log: Updated the nginx-ingress build to 652 and the ingress-auth build to 424 for the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Ingress image.

September 2020

29 September 2020

Gateway firewalls and Calico policies: For classic clusters in London or Dallas, updated the required IP addresses and ports that you must open in a public gateway firewall device, private gateway device firewall, or Calico network isolation policies.

26 September 2020

Versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available.; Kubernetes version 1.18.9_1529, 1.17.12_1541, and 1.16.15_1548.

24 September 2020

CLI change log: Updated the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI plug-in change log page for the release of version 1.0.171.

23 September 2020

Ingress ALB change log: Updated the nginx-ingress build to 651 and the ingress-auth build to 423 for the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Ingress image.
Istio add-on: Version 1.7.2 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

22 September 2020

Unsupported: Kubernetes version 1.15: Clusters that run version 1.15 are unsupported. To continue receiving important security updates and support, you must update the cluster to a supported version immediately.

21 September 2020

Versions: Master fix pack update change log documentation is available.; Kubernetes version 1.18.9_1528, 1.17.12_1540, and 1.16.15_1547.
Versions: Worker node fix pack update change log documentation is available.; Kubernetes version 1.18.8_1527, 1.17.11_1539, 1.16.14_1546, and 1.15.12_1552.
Istio add-on: Versions 1.7.1 and 1.6.9 of the Istio managed add-on are released.
VPC load balancer: In version 1.18 and later VPC clusters, added the service.kubernetes.io/ibm-load-balancer-cloud-provider-enable-features: "proxy-protocol" annotation to preserve the source IP address of requests to apps in your cluster.

4 September 2020

New! CIS Kubernetes Benchmark: Added information about IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service compliance with the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Kubernetes Benchmark 1.5 for clusters that run Kubernetes version 1.18.

3 September 2020

CA certificate rotation: Added steps to revoke existing certificate authority (CA) certificates in your cluster and issue new CA certificates.

2 September 2020

Istio add-on: Version 1.7 of the Istio managed add-on is released.

1 September 2020

Deprecation of VPC Gen 1 compute: Virtual Private Cloud Generation 1 is deprecated. If you did not create any VPC Gen 1 resources before 01 September 2020, you can no longer provision any VPC Gen 1 resources. If you created any VPC Gen 1 resources before 01 September 2020, you can continue to provision and use VPC Gen 1 resources until 26 February 2021, when all service for VPC Gen 1 ends and all remaining VPC Gen 1 resources are deleted. To ensure continued support, create new VPC clusters on Generation 2 compute only, and move your workloads from existing VPC Gen 1 clusters to VPC Gen 2 clusters.
Istio add-on: Version 1.5.10 of the Istio managed add-on is released.