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2026 (11)

June (1)

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: [In preview] Public Preview: Application Gateway for Containers managed add-on + AKS Automatic

Azure Updates

2026-05-05

Azure AKS Automatic now supports the managed Application Gateway for Containers add-on in public preview. The update removes a previous limitation that prevented Application Gateway for Containers from being used with AKS Automatic.

April (4)

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: 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: [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.

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.

March (5)

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: [In preview] Public Preview: Cross-cluster networking in Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager

Azure Updates

2026-03-24

Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager is adding cross-cluster networking in public preview. The update targets networking across multiple Kubernetes clusters to improve global service discovery, performance, and observability in distributed microservice environments.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: AKS managed GPU metrics in Azure Monitor

Azure Updates

2026-03-24

AKS public preview adds managed GPU metrics for NVIDIA GPU-enabled node pools. The metrics are exposed automatically into managed Prometheus, giving teams GPU performance and utilization visibility alongside Kubernetes metrics.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Container network logs in AKS

Azure Updates

2026-03-24

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) container network logs are now generally available. The feature adds visibility into pod/network traffic to help diagnose Kubernetes networking issues and failures.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Application routing with meshless Istio in AKS

Azure Updates

2026-03-24

Azure AKS preview introduces Application Routing with meshless Istio as a supported ingress migration path after ingress-nginx deprecation, without requiring a full service mesh. It is positioned around Kubernetes Gateway API support and Istio-based routing.