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2026 (4)

August (1)

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 (1)

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.

June (2)

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.