Kubernetes 1.29 Released with KMS V2 Improvements and nftables Support
The latest release of Kubernetes 1.29 introduces new features and enhancements like load balancer IP mode, mutable pod resources for Windows containers, and nftables for kube-proxy.
Features like sidecar containers and node lifecycle controller separation have been promoted to beta in this release.
In-tree integrations with cloud providers have been removed and the kube-proxy backend has been switched to nftables for improved performance. [ more ]