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aks: Release 2026-04-28

Release notes from AKS

2026-05-04

AKS 2026-04-28 adds new patch releases for Kubernetes 1.33–1.35, introduces several preview features, and updates multiple platform components and node images. It also highlights a security mitigation for CVE-2026-31431, deprecates Kubernetes 1.29 LTS, and starts moving Automatic clusters toward Gateway API-based ingress.

April (9)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: WireGuard In‑Transit Encryption for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Azure Updates

2026-04-24

WireGuard in-transit encryption is now generally available for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters that use Azure CNI powered by Cilium and Advanced Container Networking Services (ACNS). It provides transparent node-level encryption for traffic in transit.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Configure AKS backup using a single Azure CLI command

Azure Updates

2026-04-17

Azure Backup now supports configuring backup for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters with a single Azure CLI command. This reduces the manual steps previously required to install and set up the backup extension and related components.

azure: Retirement: Azure Kubernetes Service support for Ubuntu 22.04

Azure Updates

2026-04-16

Azure Kubernetes Service will retire support for Ubuntu 22.04 on June 30, 2027. Users should migrate to Ubuntu 24.04 or later before that date to avoid service disruption.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Monitor AKS applications with OpenTelemetry and Azure Monitor

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

Azure Monitor now supports monitoring applications running on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with OpenTelemetry. The preview includes autoinstrumentation to deploy the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry distribution to workloads.

azure: [Launched] Public Preview: StandardV2 NAT Gateway as an outbound type for AKS

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

AKS Public Preview adds StandardV2 NAT Gateway as an outbound type for managed and BYO VNets. It provides zone-redundant outbound connectivity, up to 100 Gbps outbound throughput, and IPv6 outbound support.

aks: Release 2026-04-02

Release notes from AKS

2026-04-09

AKS release 2026-04-02 adds new Kubernetes patch versions, preview and GA feature updates, component bumps, and several bug fixes/security remediations. It also announces future retirements for Ubuntu 22.04, a kubelet certificate rotation disable tag, and Teleport (preview).

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Observability in AKS Namespace and Workload Views

Azure Updates

2026-04-08

AKS Namespace and Workload views now include observability data from Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus. This adds cluster and workload health, troubleshooting, and resource utilization details directly in those views.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Disable HTTP proxy in AKS

Azure Updates

2026-04-07

Azure Kubernetes Service now supports disabling HTTP proxy settings in an existing cluster. This helps administrators remove or change proxy configuration as network requirements evolve without needing disruptive cluster changes.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Pod CIDR expansion in AKS

Azure Updates

2026-04-07

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports generally available Pod CIDR expansion for overlay-based clusters. This lets teams increase the pod IP range when clusters run out of addresses, avoiding cluster rebuilds.

March (2)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Blue-green agent pool upgrade in AKS

Azure Updates

2026-03-25

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now offers a public preview of blue-green agent pool upgrades. The feature creates a parallel node pool with the new configuration so you can validate it before moving workloads, reducing risk from in-place upgrades.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Container network metrics filtering for AKS

Azure Updates

2026-03-24

Azure Container Networking Services (ACNS) for AKS now supports container network metrics filtering in general availability. This lets operators reduce metric volume and focus on operationally relevant data.