This release updates Kubernetes to v1.37.2, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the Kubernetes release notes.

Changes since v1.37.1+k3s1:

• Add gateway-api-crd to help (#14727)
• Run snapshotrestore test entries in parallel (#14733)
• Deps: bump containerd to v2.3.6 (#14744)
• Bump Traefik to v3.7.14 and gateway-api to 1.6.2 (#14757)
• Bump gateway-api to 1.6.3 (#14769)
• Bump K3s-root version to v0.15.3 (#14782)
• Bump flannel to v0.28.10 (#14796)
• Bump containerd to v2.3.7 (#14805)
• Update kube-roter to v2.11.1 (#14762)
• Remove unused replace directives (#14821)
• Bump Klipper Helm and Helm Controller version (#14814)
• Backports for 2026-10 (#14825)
  • Prevent systemd restart loop when no default route is present by waiting 60 seconds for default route to appear #14527
  • Exclude kms-providers from apiserver readiness check #14635
  • Clarify etcd local vs S3 snapshot retention flag help #14716
  • Update ServiceLB status when node addresses change #14550
  • Omit default SA key flags when service-account-signing-endpoint is set #14719
  • Fix local-path PV deletion with SELinux enforcing #14740
  • Feature/14562 etcd snapshot restrictions #14678
  • Report image list read errors when pre-pulling images #14732
  • Migrate CI from docker to GHCR #14603
  • Fix etcd member removal when etcd is disabled on an existing server #14801
  • Docker tests: add gateway-api test #14802
  • Fix goroutine leak in the proxy #14811
  • Make etcdsnapshot restrictions integration test respect the test lock #14820
• Bump rancher/mirrored-library-traefik image version (#14833)
• Bump Klipper Helm and Helm Controller version (#14874)
• Pin runners to ubuntu-24.04 (#14918)
• Bump k3s-io/kubernetes and Go references (#14925)
• Bump x/net and pass golang.org/x/ replacements through when building bundled binaries (#14935)

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Helpful Links

As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:

• Open issues here
• Join our Slack channel
• Check out our documentation for guidance on how to get started or to dive deep into K3s.
• Read how you can contribute here

What's Changed

• [release-1.37] Bump x/net and pass golang.org/x/ replacements through when building bundled binaries by @brandond in #14935

Full Changelog: v1.37.2-rc1+k3s1...v1.37.2-rc2+k3s1

What's Changed

• [Release 1.37] Add gateway-api-crd to help by @manuelbuil in #14727
• [Release-1.37] Run snapshotrestore test entries in parallel by @dereknola in #14733
• [Release-1.37] deps: bump containerd to v2.3.6 by @vitorsavian in #14744
• [Release 1.37] Bump Traefik to v3.7.14 and gateway-api to 1.6.2 by @manuelbuil in #14757
• [Release-1.37] Bump gateway-api to 1.6.3 by @manuelbuil in #14769
• [release-1.37] Bump K3s-root version to v0.15.3 by @github-actions[bot] in #14782
• [Release 1.37] Bump flannel to v0.28.10 by @thomasferrandiz in #14796
• [release-1.37] Bump containerd to v2.3.7 by @brandond in #14805
• [Release 1.37] Update kube-roter to v2.11.1 by @rbrtbnfgl in #14762
• [release-1.37] Remove unused replace directives by @mgfritch in #14821
• [release-1.37] Bump Klipper Helm and Helm Controller version by @github-actions[bot] in #14814
• [release-1.37] Backports for 2026-10 by @brandond in #14825
• [release-1.37] Bump rancher/mirrored-library-traefik image version by @github-actions[bot] in #14833
• [release-1.37] Bump Klipper Helm and Helm Controller version by @github-actions[bot] in #14874
• [release-1.37] Pin runners to ubuntu-24.04 by @brandond in #14918
• [release-1.37] Bump k3s-io/kubernetes and Go references by @github-actions[bot] in #14925

Full Changelog: v1.37.1+k3s1...v1.37.2-rc1+k3s1

This release updates Kubernetes to v1.36.6, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the Kubernetes release notes.

Changes since v1.36.5+k3s1:

• Run snapshotrestore test entries in parallel (#14734)
• Deps: bump containerd to v2.3.6 (#14742)
• Bump Traefik image and gateway-api (#14750)
• Bump gateway-api to 1.6.3 (#14771)
• Bump K3s-root version to v0.15.3 (#14779)
• Bump flannel to v0.28.10 (#14798)
• Bump containerd to v2.3.7 (#14806)
• Update kube-roter to v2.11.1 (#14763)
• Remove unused replace directives (#14822)
• Bump Klipper Helm and Helm Controller version (#14816)
• Backports for 2026-10 (#14826)
  • Prevent systemd restart loop when no default route is present by waiting 60 seconds for default route to appear #14527
  • Exclude kms-providers from apiserver readiness check #14635
  • Clarify etcd local vs S3 snapshot retention flag help #14716
  • Update ServiceLB status when node addresses change #14550
  • Omit default SA key flags when service-account-signing-endpoint is set #14719
  • Fix local-path PV deletion with SELinux enforcing #14740
  • Feature/14562 etcd snapshot restrictions #14678
  • Report image list read errors when pre-pulling images #14732
  • Migrate CI from docker to GHCR #14603
  • Fix etcd member removal when etcd is disabled on an existing server #14801
  • Docker tests: add gateway-api test #14802
  • Fix goroutine leak in the proxy #14811
  • Make etcdsnapshot restrictions integration test respect the test lock #14820
• Bump rancher/mirrored-library-traefik image version (#14834)
• Bump Klipper Helm and Helm Controller version (#14876)
• Pin runners to ubuntu-24.04 (#14919)
• Bump k3s-io/kubernetes and Go references (#14926)
• Bump x/net and pass golang.org/x/ replacements through when building bundled binaries (#14936)

Embedded Component Versions

Helpful Links

As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:

• Open issues here
• Join our Slack channel
• Check out our documentation for guidance on how to get started or to dive deep into K3s.
• Read how you can contribute here

What's Changed

• [release-1.36] Bump x/net and pass golang.org/x/ replacements through when building bundled binaries by @brandond in #14936

Full Changelog: v1.36.6-rc1+k3s1...v1.36.6-rc2+k3s1

What's Changed

• [Release-1.36] Run snapshotrestore test entries in parallel by @dereknola in #14734
• [Release-1.36] deps: bump containerd to v2.3.6 by @vitorsavian in #14742
• [Release 1.36] Bump Traefik image and gateway-api by @manuelbuil in #14750
• [Release-1.36] Bump gateway-api to 1.6.3 by @manuelbuil in #14771
• [release-1.36] Bump K3s-root version to v0.15.3 by @github-actions[bot] in #14779
• [Release 1.36] Bump flannel to v0.28.10 by @thomasferrandiz in #14798
• [release-1.36] Bump containerd to v2.3.7 by @brandond in #14806
• [Release 1.36] Update kube-roter to v2.11.1 by @rbrtbnfgl in #14763
• [release-1.36] Remove unused replace directives by @mgfritch in #14822
• [release-1.36] Bump Klipper Helm and Helm Controller version by @github-actions[bot] in #14816
• [release-1.36] Backports for 2026-10 by @brandond in #14826
• [release-1.36] Bump rancher/mirrored-library-traefik image version by @github-actions[bot] in #14834
• [release-1.36] Bump Klipper Helm and Helm Controller version by @github-actions[bot] in #14876
• [release-1.36] Pin runners to ubuntu-24.04 by @brandond in #14919
• [release-1.36] Bump k3s-io/kubernetes and Go references by @github-actions[bot] in #14926

Full Changelog: v1.36.5+k3s1...v1.36.6-rc1+k3s1

This release updates Kubernetes to v1.35.10, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the Kubernetes release notes.

Changes since v1.35.9+k3s1:

• Run snapshotrestore test entries in parallel (#14735)
• Deps: bump containerd to v2.2.9 (#14743)
• Bump Traefik image and gateway-api (#14754)
• Bump gateway-api to 1.6.3 (#14773)
• Bump K3s-root version to v0.15.3 (#14778)
• Bump flannel to v0.28.10 (#14797)
• Bump containerd to v2.2.10 (#14807)
• Update kube-roter to v2.11.1 (#14764)
• Remove unused replace directives (#14823)
• Bump Klipper Helm and Helm Controller version (#14815)
• Backports for 2026-10 (#14827)
  • Prevent systemd restart loop when no default route is present by waiting 60 seconds for default route to appear #14527
  • Exclude kms-providers from apiserver readiness check #14635
  • Clarify etcd local vs S3 snapshot retention flag help #14716
  • Update ServiceLB status when node addresses change #14550
  • Omit default SA key flags when service-account-signing-endpoint is set #14719
  • Fix local-path PV deletion with SELinux enforcing #14740
  • Feature/14562 etcd snapshot restrictions #14678
  • Report image list read errors when pre-pulling images #14732
  • Migrate CI from docker to GHCR #14603
  • Fix etcd member removal when etcd is disabled on an existing server #14801
  • Docker tests: add gateway-api test #14802
  • Fix goroutine leak in the proxy #14811
  • Make etcdsnapshot restrictions integration test respect the test lock #14820
• Bump rancher/mirrored-library-traefik image version (#14835)
• Bump Klipper Helm and Helm Controller version (#14875)
• Pin runners to ubuntu-24.04 (#14920)
• Bump k3s-io/kubernetes and Go references (#14928)
• Bump x/net and pass golang.org/x/ replacements through when building bundled binaries (#14937)

Embedded Component Versions

Helpful Links

As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:

• Open issues here
• Join our Slack channel
• Check out our documentation for guidance on how to get started or to dive deep into K3s.
• Read how you can contribute here

What's Changed

• [release-1.35] Bump x/net and pass golang.org/x/ replacements through when building bundled binaries by @brandond in #14937

Full Changelog: v1.35.10-rc1+k3s1...v1.35.10-rc2+k3s1

What's Changed

• [Release-1.35] Run snapshotrestore test entries in parallel by @dereknola in #14735
• [Release-1.35] deps: bump containerd to v2.2.9 by @vitorsavian in #14743
• [Release 1.35] Bump Traefik image and gateway-api by @manuelbuil in #14754
• [Release-1.35] Bump gateway-api to 1.6.3 by @manuelbuil in #14773
• [release-1.35] Bump K3s-root version to v0.15.3 by @github-actions[bot] in #14778
• [Release 1.35] Bump flannel to v0.28.10 by @thomasferrandiz in #14797
• [release-1.35] Bump containerd to v2.2.10 by @brandond in #14807
• [Release 1.35] Update kube-roter to v2.11.1 by @rbrtbnfgl in #14764
• [release-1.35] Remove unused replace directives by @mgfritch in #14823
• [release-1.35] Bump Klipper Helm and Helm Controller version by @github-actions[bot] in #14815
• [release-1.35] Backports for 2026-10 by @brandond in #14827
• [release-1.35] Bump rancher/mirrored-library-traefik image version by @github-actions[bot] in #14835
• [release-1.35] Bump Klipper Helm and Helm Controller version by @github-actions[bot] in #14875
• [release-1.35] Pin runners to ubuntu-24.04 by @brandond in #14920
• [release-1.35] Bump k3s-io/kubernetes and Go references by @github-actions[bot] in #14928

Full Changelog: v1.35.9+k3s1...v1.35.10-rc1+k3s1

This release updates Kubernetes to v1.34.13, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the Kubernetes release notes.

Changes since v1.34.12+k3s1:

• Run snapshotrestore test entries in parallel (#14736)
• Deps: bump containerd to v2.2.9 (#14745)
• Bump Traefik image and gateway-api (#14755)
• Bump gateway-api to 1.6.3 (#14775)
• Bump K3s-root version to v0.15.3 (#14781)
• Bump flannel to v0.28.10 (#14795)
• Bump containerd to v2.2.10 (#14808)
• Update kube-roter to v2.11.1 (#14765)
• Remove unused replace directives (#14824)
• Bump Klipper Helm and Helm Controller version (#14819)
• Backports for 2026-10 (#14828)
  • Prevent systemd restart loop when no default route is present by waiting 60 seconds for default route to appear #14527
  • Exclude kms-providers from apiserver readiness check #14635
  • Clarify etcd local vs S3 snapshot retention flag help #14716
  • Update ServiceLB status when node addresses change #14550
  • Omit default SA key flags when service-account-signing-endpoint is set #14719
  • Fix local-path PV deletion with SELinux enforcing #14740
  • Feature/14562 etcd snapshot restrictions #14678
  • Report image list read errors when pre-pulling images #14732
  • Migrate CI from docker to GHCR #14603
  • Fix etcd member removal when etcd is disabled on an existing server #14801
  • Docker tests: add gateway-api test #14802
  • Fix goroutine leak in the proxy #14811
  • Make etcdsnapshot restrictions integration test respect the test lock #14820
• Bump rancher/mirrored-library-traefik image version (#14831)
• Bump Klipper Helm and Helm Controller version (#14877)
• Pin runners to ubuntu-24.04 (#14921)
• Bump k3s-io/kubernetes and Go references (#14927)
• Bump x/net and pass golang.org/x/ replacements through when building bundled binaries (#14938)

Embedded Component Versions

Helpful Links

As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:

• Open issues here
• Join our Slack channel
• Check out our documentation for guidance on how to get started or to dive deep into K3s.
• Read how you can contribute here