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2026 (10)

September (4)

k8s: Kubernetes v1.37: Tracking When a PersistentVolumeClaim Was Last Used (Beta)

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-09-21

Kubernetes v1.37 promotes PersistentVolumeClaimUnusedSinceTime to Beta and enables it by default. PVCs now get an Unused condition in status so you can tell whether any running or pending pod references the claim, and use lastTransitionTime to see when it last became idle.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.37: Hardening Container Storage with Bind Mount Options and EmptyDir Permissions

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-09-16

Kubernetes v1.37 adds alpha support for bind mount options on volume mounts and configurable permission modes for emptyDir volumes. These features let users apply Linux mount flags like noexec, nosuid, and nodev, and set emptyDir modes such as 01777 or 0750 without init-container workarounds.

k8s: Kubernetes Changed Block Tracking API - Beta Differences

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-09-14

Kubernetes changed block tracking for CSI drivers is now Beta with external-snapshot-metadata v1.0.0. The main Beta change is promotion of SnapshotMetadataService from cbt.storage.k8s.io/v1alpha1 to v1beta1, with no schema change but no served v1alpha1 version.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching for VM/VMSS

Azure Updates

2026-09-09

Azure Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching is now generally available for new virtual machines and Virtual Machine Scale Sets. It caches the full OS image on local VM storage so reads no longer go to remote storage after caching completes.

August (4)

k8s: Kubernetes v1.37: Storage Version Migration Enabled by Default

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-08-31

Kubernetes v1.37 makes built-in StorageVersionMigration (storagemigration.k8s.io/v1) GA and enabled by default in all clusters. It lets administrators and CRD authors declaratively rewrite stored objects to the current storage version, replacing manual re-write scripts or the out-of-tree migrator.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Workload identity support for Azure Files CSI driver (SMB) in Azure

Azure Updates

2026-08-28

Azure Files CSI driver for AKS now supports workload identity for pod-level authentication to SMB file shares. This adds an alternative to managed identity for accessing Azure Files from pods.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.37: Garhwal

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-08-26

Kubernetes v1.37 ships 67 enhancements: 16 Stable, 23 Beta, 27 Alpha, and 1 deprecation/removal. Key changes include resilient watchcache initialization, HPA scale-to-zero, manifest-based admission config, Pod checkpoint/restore, broader Dynamic Resource Allocation support, and multiple scheduler, storage, node, and observability updates.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Live Resize for Shared Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Data Disks

Azure Updates

2026-08-13

Live Resize is now generally available for shared Premium SSD v2 and Ultra data disks. It lets you expand disk capacity dynamically without application disruption.

July (2)

k8s: Kubernetes v1.37 Sneak Peek

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-07-31

Kubernetes v1.37 is planning several deprecations and a few feature graduations. Notable changes include deprecating kubectl run -f, forbidding Static Pods from referencing Secrets/ConfigMaps, starting deprecation of kube-proxy ipvs mode, and moving SELinuxMount to GA with possible workload impact.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Support for SMB Opportunistic Locking (Oplocks) configuration

Azure Updates

2026-07-30

Azure NetApp Files public preview adds configurable SMB opportunistic locking (oplocks) for SMB and dual-protocol volumes. Oplocks remain enabled by default and can be set on new volumes or updated on existing ones.