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2026 (11)

August (2)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Control plane metrics collection for AKS with Managed Prometheus

Azure Updates

2026-08-13

Control plane metrics collection for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with Azure Monitor Managed Service for Prometheus is now generally available. It provides native observability into key managed control plane components.

aks: Release 2026-08-07

Release notes from AKS

2026-08-11

AKS release v20260807 adds Node Auto Provisioning support for restricted publicNetworkAccess clusters, global automatic availability zone placement, control-plane-only upgrades to AKS LTS, and GA node pool rollback. It also includes several behavioral changes that can trigger immediate node reimages on Kubernetes 1.37+, plus component and image updates.

July (5)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Application Routing with Gateway API

Azure Updates

2026-07-28

Application Routing with Gateway API is now generally available on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). It lets teams use the Kubernetes Gateway API for ingress routing while supporting existing deployments.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Resource placement in Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager

Azure Updates

2026-07-28

Resource placement in Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager is now generally available. It lets users define where Kubernetes resources should be scheduled across multiple clusters to reduce manual work and improve consistency.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Prepared Image Specification

Azure Updates

2026-07-28

Azure announces a public preview of Prepared Image Specification for AKS workloads that need faster node startup. The feature is aimed at reducing delays caused by repeated container image downloads and initialization on new nodes.

aks: Release 2026-07-17

Release notes from AKS

2026-07-24

AKS v20260717 adds Artifact Streaming GA, new preview networking and scheduling features, and multiple behavior changes and bug fixes. It also updates Kubernetes patch versions, core add-ons, node images, and includes several retirement notices and upcoming defaults.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Encryption in Transit for Azure Files NFS Shares in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Azure Updates

2026-07-17

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now generally supports Encryption in Transit for Azure Files NFS v4.1 volumes through the Azure File CSI driver. When enabled, data transferred between AKS workloads and Azure Files NFS shares is encrypted in transit.

June (3)

aks: Release - 2026-06-19

Release notes from AKS

2026-06-25

AKS 2026-06-19 adds Kubernetes 1.36 GA/LTS, Application Gateway for Containers GA, and several platform updates including FIPS on Ubuntu 22.04, CVM with Azure Linux GA, and multiple CSI/CNI/component patch upgrades. It also changes some defaults and validations, including Istio CNI behavior for new asm-1-30 installs, dual-stack IPv6 CIDR derivation, and stricter checks for gMSA and FIPS/Kata combinations.

aks: Release 2026-05-29

Release notes from AKS

2026-06-04

AKS release 2026-05-29 rolls out Kubernetes 1.36 preview and patch updates for 1.35.5/1.34.8/1.33.12, with multiple security and component updates. It also adds Windows Server 2025 and Azure Container Linux GA, expands AKS Automatic and LocalDNS behavior changes, and includes several retirement/deprecation notices for older Windows and Flatcar node images.

azure: [Launched] Azure Container Linux (ACL) now generally available on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Azure Updates

2026-06-02

Azure Container Linux (ACL) is now generally available for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) node pools. It provides a minimal, immutable, container-focused host OS based on Flatcar Container Linux and Azure Linux RPM packages.

May (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Application Insights Auto-instrumentation for Azure Kubernetes Service apps

Azure Updates

2026-05-18

Azure Monitor Application Insights auto-instrumentation for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) apps is now generally available. It lets you monitor applications without changing source code, using only a few configuration steps.