v1.33.8+rke2r1

Changes since v1.33.7+rke2r3: Charts Versions Packaged Component Versions Available CNIs Helpful Links This release updates Kubernetes to v1.33.8. Important Note If your server (control-plane) nodes were not started with the --token CLI flag or config file key, a randomized token was generated during initial cluster startup. This key is used both for joining new nodes to the cluster, and for encrypting cluster bootstrap data within the datastore. Ensure that you retain a copy of this token, as is required when restoring from backup. --token You may retrieve the token value from any server already joined to the cluster: cat /var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/token Bump k3s + Bulk Backports 2026-02 (#9656) Update to CoreDNS chart 1.45.201 (#9646) Update to CoreDNS chart 1.45.201 (#9646) CNI bumps for the Feb 2026 release (#9681) Update Kubernetes Metrics Server chart 3.13.007 (#9689) Update Kubernetes Metrics Server chart 3.13.007 (#9689) Bump ingress-nginx to v1.14.3-hardened2 (#9698) Update K8s to v1.33.8 and Go to v1.24.12 (#9701) Bump k3s/rke2-ccm/klipper-lb/klipper-helm (#9714) 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.