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Week Ending March 1, 2026 Developer News KubeCon Japan Regular CFP is open until 29 March 2026. Submit your proposal here.

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Home - KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe Maintainer Summit 2026

⚠️ Final call! Only 20 spots remain for Maintainer Summit Europe 2026.

📅 Sunday, March 22, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CET
📍 Amsterdam, Netherlands
🎟 Registration required (KubeCon ticket needed).
👉 Register now: register.linuxfoundation.org/kccnc-eu-mai...

Hope to see you there! 🎉

Week Ending February 22, 2026 Developer News CFP submissions for Open Source Summit India are due March 4. Submit here.

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sig-release/releases/release_phases.md at master · kubernetes/sig-release Repo for SIG release. Contribute to kubernetes/sig-release development by creating an account on GitHub.

Working on a feature for v1.36? Don't forget the blog blurbs!

Submissions are due 27th February . Finalizing these now helps us transition smoothly into the upcoming Code Freeze.

Check the contributor guide for submission details: github.com/kubernetes/s...

Maintainer Summit Europe 2026 Schedule Check out the schedule for Maintainer Summit Europe 2026

🚀 Maintainer Summit EU Session Highlights:
• Kubernetes Steering Committee Q&A
• The Future of Prow & CI/CD
• AI tools for Maintainers
• Cluster Autoscaler Evolution
• Supply Chain Security
• Mentoring & growing contributor communities
👉 Schedule: maintainersummiteu2026.sched.com

Home - KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe Maintainer Summit 2026

🌍 Headed to #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU 2026 in Amsterdam?
Don’t forget to register for Maintainer Summit Europe 2026 — a full day of collaboration for Maintainers and Contributors!

📅 March 22, 2026
🎟 Registration required beforehand

See you in Amsterdam! 🎉

Maintainer Summit Europe 2026 Schedule Check out the schedule for Maintainer Summit Europe 2026

🎉 Maintainer Summit EU 2026 schedule is now live!
Join us on March 22 in Amsterdam alongside KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 🇳🇱
📆 Schedule: maintainersummiteu2026.sched.com
👉 Register: register.linuxfoundation.org/kccnc-eu-mai...
🎟 Requires KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU ticket
See you there!

Week Ending February 15, 2026 Developer News Registration for Maintainer Summit EU 2026 is now open, and the full schedule is live. Register via: https://register.linuxfoundation.org/kccnc-eu-maintainer-summit-2026 . View the schedule...

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Ingress NGINX: Statement from the Kubernetes Steering and Security Response Committees In March 2026, Kubernetes will retire Ingress NGINX, a piece of critical infrastructure for about half of cloud native environments. The retirement of Ingress NGINX was announced for March 2026,…

⚠️ Kubernetes ingress-nginx retires March 2026.

Key statements:
• No security patches after retirement.
• Ingress-nginx powers ~50% of environments.
• Migration to Gateway API is recommended.
• There are no direct drop-in replacements.

Read more: kubernetes.io/blog/2026/01...

Headlamp Headlamp is a user-friendly Kubernetes UI focused on extensibility

The Kubernetes Dashboard was officially retired and archived on January 21, 2026.

To continue providing a modern, extensible web UI for the community, the project now recommends transitioning to Headlamp.

Check out the project and docs here:
🔗 headlamp.dev

The EMEA NCO session has been cancelled due to the host’s unavailability. Apologies for the inconvenience.

You’re welcome to join the AMER-friendly session today. If not, you can attend next month, as the NCO takes place every third Tuesday of the month.

Check out: k8s.dev/calendar for more.

Want to contribute to Kubernetes but not sure where to start?

Join the New Contributor Orientation on Tuesday, 17 Feb (two time zones) to learn how the project works, ways to contribute (code, docs & more), and connect with the community.

Check it out and add it to your calendar: k8s.dev/calendar

Kubernetes automation relies on Prow, our CI/CD system designed for massive scale.
We are looking for new contributors to help maintain this critical component of our project.
Learn more on how you can contribute: docs.prow.k8s.io/docs/getting...

community/committee-steering/governance/annual-reports.md at master · kubernetes/community Kubernetes community content. Contribute to kubernetes/community development by creating an account on GitHub.

SIG Chairs and Leads!
Annual SIG Reports are due by February 28th.
These reports are vital for community health and transparency.
Check the requirements here: github.com/kubernetes/c...

community/communication/contributor-comms/README.md at master · kubernetes/community Kubernetes community content. Contribute to kubernetes/community development by creating an account on GitHub.

The Maintainer Summit EU 2026 is officially open for registration in Amsterdam!
Mark your calendars for March 22nd and join fellow maintainers to discuss the project's future.
*Check the Maintainer Summit page for registration eligibility requirements! events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-clou... *

Join the Events sub-project!
We're looking for contributors to help organize our presence at Maintainer Summits and enhance the contributor experience.
Want to get involved? Reach out in #sig-contribex on Slack.

Week Ending February 8, 2026 Developer News

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Spotlight on SIG Architecture: API Governance This is the fifth interview of a SIG Architecture Spotlight series that covers the different subprojects, and we will be covering SIG Architecture: API Governance. In this SIG Architecture spotlight we...

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CVE-2025-15566: ingress-nginx auth-proxy-set-headers nginx configuration injection · Issue #136789 · kubernetes/kubernetes CVSS Rating: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-proxy-set-headers Ingress annotation can be use...

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Week Ending February 1, 2026 Developer News

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Introducing Node Readiness Controller In the standard Kubernetes model, a node’s suitability for workloads hinges on a single binary "Ready" condition. However, in modern Kubernetes environments, nodes require complex infrastructure dependencies—such...

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CVE-2026-24514: ingress-nginx Admission Controller denial of service · Issue #136680 · kubernetes/kubernetes CVSS Rating: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the validating admission controller feature is subject to a denial of service condit...

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CVE-2026-24513: ingress-nginx auth-url protection bypass · Issue #136679 · kubernetes/kubernetes CVSS Rating: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the protection afforded by the auth-url Ingress annotation may not be effective in t...

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CVE-2026-24512: ingress-nginx rules.http.paths.path nginx configuration injection · Issue #136678 · kubernetes/kubernetes CVSS Rating: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the rules.http.paths.path Ingress field can be used to inject configuration into ngi...

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CVE-2026-1580: ingress-nginx auth-method nginx configuration injection · Issue #136677 · kubernetes/kubernetes CVSS Rating: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H A security issue was discovered in ingress-nginx where the nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-method Ingress annotation can be used to inject...

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New Conversion from cgroup v1 CPU Shares to v2 CPU Weight I'm excited to announce the implementation of an improved conversion formula from cgroup v1 CPU shares to cgroup v2 CPU weight. This enhancement addresses critical issues with CPU priority allocation...

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Week Ending January 25, 2026 Developer News

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Ingress NGINX: Statement from the Kubernetes Steering and Security Response Committees In March 2026, Kubernetes will retire Ingress NGINX, a piece of critical infrastructure for about half of cloud native environments. The retirement of Ingress NGINX was announced for March 2026, after...

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Experimenting with Gateway API using kind-