Kubernetes Contributors – Resourceshttps://deploy-preview-727--kubernetes-contributor.netlify.app/resources/Recent content in Resources on Kubernetes ContributorsHugo -- gohugo.ioenResources: Kubernetes v1.36 Release Informationhttps://deploy-preview-727--kubernetes-contributor.netlify.app/resources/release/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://deploy-preview-727--kubernetes-contributor.netlify.app/resources/release/ <h1 id="kubernetes-v136">Kubernetes v1.36</h1> <h4 id="links">Links</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://git.k8s.io/sig-release/releases/release-1.36/README.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This document</a> </li> <li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release-1.36/release-team.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Release Team</a> </li> <li><a href="https://rel.k8s.io/v136/releasemtg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meeting Minutes</a> (members of <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/kubernetes.io/g/release-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">release-team@</a> receive meeting invites)</li> <li><a href="https://rel.k8s.io/release-team-cal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">v1.36 Release Calendar</a> </li> <li>Contact: <a href="https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/C2C40FMNF" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#sig-release</a> on slack, <a href="mailto:release-team@kubernetes.io" >release-team</a> on e-mail</li> <li><a href="https://rel.k8s.io/v136/contacts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Internal Contact Info</a> (accessible only to members of <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/kubernetes.io/g/release-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">release-team@</a> )</li> </ul> <h4 id="tracking-docs">Tracking docs</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://rel.k8s.io/v136/enhancements" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Enhancements Tracking Board</a> </li> <li><a href="https://rel.k8s.io/v136/feature-blogs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Feature blog Tracking Board</a> </li> <li><a href="https://rel.k8s.io/v136/bugtriage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bug Triage Tracking Board</a> </li> <li><a href="https://rel.k8s.io/v136/cisignal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CI Signal Project Board &amp; Issue Tracking</a> </li> <li><a href="https://rel.k8s.io/v136/retro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Retrospective Document</a> </li> <li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/milestone/69" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kubernetes/kubernetes v1.36 milestone</a> </li> </ul> <h4 id="guides">Guides</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-release/release.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Targeting Issues and PRs to This Milestone</a> </li> <li><a href="https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-testing/testing.md#troubleshooting-a-failure" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Triaging and Escalating Test Failures</a> </li> </ul> <h2 id="summary">Summary</h2> <p>The v1.36 release cycle is as follows:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Monday 12th January 2026</strong>: Week 1 — Release cycle begins</li> <li><strong>Wednesday 4th February 2026 (AoE) / Thursday 5th February 2026, 12:00 UTC</strong>: Week 4 — <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#prr-freeze" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Production Readiness Freeze</a> </li> <li><strong>Wednesday 11th February 2026 (AoE) / Thursday 12th February 2026, 12:00 UTC</strong>: Week 5 — <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#enhancements-freeze" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Enhancements Freeze</a> </li> <li><strong>Thursday 26th February 2026 (AoE) / Friday 27th February 2026, 12:00 UTC</strong>: Week 7 — <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#feature-blog-freeze" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Feature blog freeze</a> </li> <li><strong>Wednesday 18th March 2026 (AoE) / Thursday 19th March 2026, 12:00 UTC</strong>: Week 10 — <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#code-freeze" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Code Freeze</a> and <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#test-freeze" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Test Freeze</a> </li> <li><strong>Monday 23rd - Thursday 26th March 2026</strong>: Week 11 - <a href="https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KubeCon EU</a> </li> <li><strong>Wednesday 8th April 2026 (AoE) / Thursday 9th April 2026, 12:00 UTC</strong>: Week 13 — <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#docs-freeze" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Docs Freeze</a> </li> <li><strong>Wednesday 22nd April 2026</strong>: Week 15 — Kubernetes v1.36.0 released</li> </ul> <h4 id="note-on-aoe-deadlines">Note on AoE deadlines:</h4> <p>Deadlines are expressed in “Anywhere on Earth” (AoE) time. This means the date ends when the calendar day finishes in the last timezone on Earth (UTC−12). Example: A deadline of Thursday, Oct 16 (AoE) gives contributors their full Thursday everywhere in the world. The cutoff therefore would be Friday, Oct 17 at 12:00 UTC.</p> <h2 id="timeline">Timeline</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th><strong>What</strong></th> <th><strong>Who</strong></th> <th><strong>When</strong></th> <th><strong>Week</strong></th> <th><strong>Release Signal</strong></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Start of Release Cycle</td> <td>Lead</td> <td>Monday 12th January 2026</td> <td>week 1</td> <td><a href="https://testgrid.k8s.io/sig-release-master-blocking#Summary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">master-blocking</a> , <a href="https://testgrid.k8s.io/sig-release-master-informing#Summary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">master-informing</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Start Enhancements Tracking</td> <td>Enhancements Lead</td> <td>Monday 12th January 2026</td> <td>week 1</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Schedule finalized</td> <td>Lead</td> <td>Friday 16th January 2026</td> <td>week 1</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Team finalized</td> <td>Lead</td> <td>Friday 16th January 2026</td> <td>week 1</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Begin APAC-friendly meetings</td> <td>ALL</td> <td>Wednesday 21st January 2026</td> <td>week 2</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Start Release Notes Draft</td> <td>Docs Lead</td> <td>Wednesday 28th January 2026</td> <td>week 3</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Call for PRR and Enhancement Freeze <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#exceptions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Exceptions</a> </td> <td>Lead</td> <td>Thursday 29th January 2026</td> <td>week 3</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>v1.36.0-alpha.1 released</td> <td>Branch Manager</td> <td>Wednesday 4th February 2026</td> <td>week 4</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Begin <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#prr-freeze" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Production Readiness Freeze</a> </strong></td> <td>Enhancements Lead</td> <td>Wednesday 4th February 2026 (AoE) / Thursday 5th February 2026, 12:00 UTC</td> <td>week 4</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Begin <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#enhancements-freeze" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Enhancements Freeze</a> </strong></td> <td>Enhancements Lead</td> <td>Wednesday 11th February 2026 (AoE) / Thursday 12th February 2026, 12:00 UTC</td> <td>week 5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>v1.36.0-alpha.2 released</td> <td>Branch Manager</td> <td>Wednesday 18th February 2026</td> <td>week 6</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Brace Yourself, Code Freeze is Coming</td> <td>Comms / Release Signal</td> <td>Monday 23rd February 2026</td> <td>week 7</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Docs deadline — Open placeholder PRs</td> <td>Docs Lead</td> <td>Thursday 26th February 2026 (AoE) / Friday 27th February 2026, 12:00 UTC</td> <td>week 7</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>v1.36.0-alpha.3 released</td> <td>Branch Manager</td> <td>Wednesday 4th March 2026</td> <td>week 8</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Begin <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#feature-blog-freeze" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Feature blog freeze</a> - Open placeholder PRs</td> <td>Comms Lead</td> <td>Thursday 5th March 2026 (AoE) / Friday 6th March 2026, 12:00 UTC</td> <td>week 8</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Call for Code Freeze <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#exceptions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Exceptions</a> </td> <td>Lead</td> <td>Monday 9th March 2026</td> <td>week 9</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>v1.36.0-beta.0 released</td> <td>Branch Manager</td> <td>Wednesday 11th March 2026</td> <td>week 9</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Begin <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#code-freeze" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Code Freeze</a> and <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#test-freeze" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Test Freeze</a> </strong></td> <td>Branch Manager</td> <td>Wednesday 18th March 2026 (AoE) / Thursday 19th March 2026, 12:00 UTC</td> <td>week 10</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>KubeCon EU</strong></td> <td></td> <td>Monday 23rd - Thursday 26th March 2026</td> <td>week 11</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Begin <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#burndown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Burndown</a> </strong> (Meetings on Mon / Wed / Fri)</td> <td>ALL</td> <td>Monday 30th March 2026</td> <td>week 12</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Deprecations and Removals blog published</td> <td>Comms Lead</td> <td>Monday 30th March 2026</td> <td>week 12</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Docs deadline — PRs ready for review</td> <td>Docs Lead</td> <td>Tuesday 31st March 2026</td> <td>week 12</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Release Highlights deadline</td> <td>Comms Lead</td> <td>Tuesday 31st March 2026</td> <td>week 12</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feature blogs ready to review</td> <td>Enhancement Owner / SIG Leads</td> <td>Monday 6th April 2026</td> <td>week 13</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Burndown Meetings daily (Tue &amp; Thu over Slack)</strong></td> <td>ALL</td> <td>Monday 6th April 2026</td> <td>week 13</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>release-1.36 branch created</td> <td>Branch Manager</td> <td>Wednesday 8th April 2026</td> <td>week 13</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>release-1.36 jobs created</td> <td>Branch Manager</td> <td>Wednesday 8th April 2026</td> <td>week 13</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>v1.36.0-rc.0 released</td> <td>Branch Manager</td> <td>Wednesday 8th April 2026</td> <td>week 13</td> <td><a href="https://testgrid.k8s.io/sig-release-1.36-informing#Summary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1.36-informing</a> , <a href="https://testgrid.k8s.io/sig-release-1.36-blocking#Summary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1.36-blocking</a> , <a href="https://testgrid.k8s.io/sig-release-master-blocking#Summary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">master-blocking</a> , <a href="https://testgrid.k8s.io/sig-release-master-informing#Summary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">master-informing</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Start final draft of Release Notes</td> <td>Docs Lead</td> <td>Wednesday 8th April 2026</td> <td>week 13</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#docs-freeze" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Docs Freeze</a> </strong></td> <td>Docs Lead</td> <td>Wednesday 8th April 2026 (AoE) / Thursday 9th April 2026, 12:00 UTC</td> <td>week 13</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Release blog ready to review</td> <td>Comms / Docs</td> <td>Thursday 9th April 2026 (AoE) / Friday 10th April 2026, 12:00 UTC</td> <td>week 13</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>v1.36.0-rc.1 released</td> <td>Branch Manager</td> <td>Tuesday 14th April 2026</td> <td>week 14</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Release Notes complete</td> <td>Docs Lead</td> <td>Wednesday 22nd April 2026</td> <td>week 15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>v1.36.0 released</strong></td> <td>Branch Manager</td> <td>Wednesday 22nd April 2026</td> <td>week 15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Release blog published</td> <td>Comms Lead</td> <td>Wednesday 22nd April 2026</td> <td>week 15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md#thaw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thaw</a> </td> <td>Branch Manager</td> <td>Wednesday 22nd April 2026</td> <td>week 15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feature blog publication starts</td> <td>Comms Lead</td> <td>Thursday 23rd April 2026</td> <td>week 15</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="phases">Phases</h2> <p>Please refer to the <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release_phases.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener">release phases document</a> .</p>