Kubernetes v1.36 Sneak Peek

Kubernetes v1.36 Sneak Peek The Kubernetes API removal and deprecation process Ingress NGINX retirement Deprecations and removals for Kubernetes v1.36 Deprecation of. spec. externalIPs in Service Removal of gitRepo volume driver Featured enhancements of Kubernetes v1.36 Faster SELinux labelling for volumes (GA) External signing of ServiceAccount tokens DRA Driver support for Device taints and tolerations DRA support for partitionable devices Want to know more? Get involved Kubernetes v1.36 is coming at the end of April 2026. This release will include removals and deprecations, and it is packed with an impressive number of enhancements. Here are some of the features we are most excited about in this cycle! Please note that this information reflects the current state of v1.36 development and may change before release. The Kubernetes project has a well-documented deprecation policy for features. This policy states that stable APIs may only be deprecated when a newer, stable version of that same API is available and that APIs have a minimum lifetime for each stability level. A deprecated API has been marked for removal in a future Kubernetes release. It will continue to function until removal (at least one year from the deprecation), but usage will result in a warning being displayed. Removed APIs are no longer available in the current version, at which point you must migrate to using the replacement. Generally available (GA) or stable API versions may be marked as deprecated but must not be removed within a major version of Kubernetes. Beta or pre-release API versions must be supported for 3 releases after the deprecation.