k3s-io/k3s Release Notes

v1.32.3+k3s1 (2025-03-25)



This release updates Kubernetes to v1.32.3, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the [Kubernetes release notes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#changelog-since-v1322).

## Changes since v1.32.2+k3s1:

* Revert "Add ability to pass configuration options to flannel backend" [(#11867)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11867)
* Backport Docker + E2E testing PRs for 2025 March [(#11888)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11888)
* Backports for 2025-03 [(#11919)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11919)
* Bump klipper-lb image to v0.4.13 [(#11930)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11930)
* Fix syncing empty list of apiserver addresses during initial startup [(#11953)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11953)
* Update to v1.32.3-k3s1 [(#11960)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11960)
* Update Kubernetes to v1.32.3-k3s2 [(#11968)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11968)
* Fix skew test for release candidates [(#11991)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11991)
* Bump to containerd v2.0.4 [(#12003)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/12003)
* Fix upgrade test container version [(#12000)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/12000)

## Embedded Component Versions
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | [v1.32.3](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1323) |
| Kine | [v0.13.9](https://github.com/k3s-io/kine/releases/tag/v0.13.9) |
| SQLite | [3.46.1](https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_46_1.html) |
| Etcd | [v3.5.19-k3s1](https://github.com/k3s-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.5.19-k3s1) |
| Containerd | [v2.0.4-k3s2](https://github.com/k3s-io/containerd/releases/tag/v2.0.4-k3s2) |
| Runc | [v1.2.5](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v1.2.5) |
| Flannel | [v0.25.7](https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel/releases/tag/v0.25.7) | 
| Metrics-server | [v0.7.2](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server/releases/tag/v0.7.2) |
| Traefik | [v3.3.2](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.3.2) |
| CoreDNS | [v1.12.0](https://github.com/coredns/coredns/releases/tag/v1.12.0) | 
| Helm-controller | [v0.16.6](https://github.com/k3s-io/helm-controller/releases/tag/v0.16.6) |
| Local-path-provisioner | [v0.0.31](https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner/releases/tag/v0.0.31) |

## Helpful Links
As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:
- [Open issues here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/issues/new/choose)
- [Join our Slack channel](https://slack.rancher.io/)
- [Check out our documentation](https://rancher.com/docs/k3s/latest/en/) for guidance on how to get started or to dive deep into K3s.
- [Read how you can contribute here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)

v1.31.7+k3s1 (2025-03-25)



This release updates Kubernetes to v1.31.7, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the [Kubernetes release notes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#changelog-since-v1316).

## Changes since v1.31.6+k3s1:

* Revert "Add ability to pass configuration options to flannel backend" [(#11868)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11868)
* Backport Docker + E2E testing PRs for 2025 March [(#11887)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11887)
* Backports for 2025-03 [(#11920)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11920)
* Bump klipper-lb to v0.4.13 [(#11927)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11927)
* Fix syncing empty list of apiserver addresses during initial startup [(#11954)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11954)
* Update to v1.31.7-k3s1 [(#11958)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11958)
* Fix skew test for release candidates [(#11990)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11990)
* Bump to containerd v2.0.4 [(#12004)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/12004)
* Fix upgrade test container version [(#11999)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11999)

## Embedded Component Versions
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | [v1.31.7](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v1317) |
| Kine | [v0.13.9](https://github.com/k3s-io/kine/releases/tag/v0.13.9) |
| SQLite | [3.46.1](https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_46_1.html) |
| Etcd | [v3.5.19-k3s1.30](https://github.com/k3s-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.5.19-k3s1.30) |
| Containerd | [v2.0.4-k3s2](https://github.com/k3s-io/containerd/releases/tag/v2.0.4-k3s2) |
| Runc | [v1.2.5](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v1.2.5) |
| Flannel | [v0.25.7](https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel/releases/tag/v0.25.7) | 
| Metrics-server | [v0.7.2](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server/releases/tag/v0.7.2) |
| Traefik | [v2.11.20](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.20) |
| CoreDNS | [v1.12.0](https://github.com/coredns/coredns/releases/tag/v1.12.0) | 
| Helm-controller | [v0.16.6](https://github.com/k3s-io/helm-controller/releases/tag/v0.16.6) |
| Local-path-provisioner | [v0.0.31](https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner/releases/tag/v0.0.31) |

## Helpful Links
As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:
- [Open issues here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/issues/new/choose)
- [Join our Slack channel](https://slack.rancher.io/)
- [Check out our documentation](https://rancher.com/docs/k3s/latest/en/) for guidance on how to get started or to dive deep into K3s.
- [Read how you can contribute here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)

v1.30.11+k3s1 (2025-03-25)



This release updates Kubernetes to v1.30.11, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the [Kubernetes release notes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#changelog-since-v13010).

## Changes since v1.30.10+k3s1:

* Revert "Add ability to pass configuration options to flannel backend" [(#11869)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11869)
* Backport Docker + E2E testing PRs for 2025 March [(#11886)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11886)
* Backports for 2025-03 [(#11921)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11921)
* Bump klipper-lb to v0.4.13 [(#11928)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11928)
* Fix syncing empty list of apiserver addresses during initial startup [(#11955)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11955)
* Update to v1.30.11-k3s1 [(#11959)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11959)
* Fix skew test for release candidates [(#11989)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11989)

## Embedded Component Versions
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | [v1.30.11](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13011) |
| Kine | [v0.13.9](https://github.com/k3s-io/kine/releases/tag/v0.13.9) |
| SQLite | [3.46.1](https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_46_1.html) |
| Etcd | [v3.5.19-k3s1.30](https://github.com/k3s-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.5.19-k3s1.30) |
| Containerd | [v1.7.26-k3s1](https://github.com/k3s-io/containerd/releases/tag/v1.7.26-k3s1) |
| Runc | [v1.2.5](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v1.2.5) |
| Flannel | [v0.25.7](https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel/releases/tag/v0.25.7) | 
| Metrics-server | [v0.7.2](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server/releases/tag/v0.7.2) |
| Traefik | [v2.11.20](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.20) |
| CoreDNS | [v1.12.0](https://github.com/coredns/coredns/releases/tag/v1.12.0) | 
| Helm-controller | [v0.16.6](https://github.com/k3s-io/helm-controller/releases/tag/v0.16.6) |
| Local-path-provisioner | [v0.0.31](https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner/releases/tag/v0.0.31) |

## Helpful Links
As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:
- [Open issues here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/issues/new/choose)
- [Join our Slack channel](https://slack.rancher.io/)
- [Check out our documentation](https://rancher.com/docs/k3s/latest/en/) for guidance on how to get started or to dive deep into K3s.
- [Read how you can contribute here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)

v1.29.15+k3s1 (2025-03-25)



This release updates Kubernetes to v1.29.15, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the [Kubernetes release notes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#changelog-since-v12914).

## Changes since v1.29.14+k3s1:

* Backports for 2025-03 [(#11931)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11931)
* Bump klipper-lb to v0.4.13 [(#11929)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11929)
* Fix syncing empty list of apiserver addresses during initial startup [(#11956)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11956)
* Update to v1.29.15-k3s1 [(#11957)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11957)
* Fix skew test for release candidates [(#11988)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11988)

## Embedded Component Versions
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | [v1.29.15](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915) |
| Kine | [v0.13.9](https://github.com/k3s-io/kine/releases/tag/v0.13.9) |
| SQLite | [3.46.1](https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_46_1.html) |
| Etcd | [v3.5.19-k3s1.30](https://github.com/k3s-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.5.19-k3s1.30) |
| Containerd | [v1.7.26-k3s1](https://github.com/k3s-io/containerd/releases/tag/v1.7.26-k3s1) |
| Runc | [v1.2.5](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v1.2.5) |
| Flannel | [v0.25.7](https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel/releases/tag/v0.25.7) | 
| Metrics-server | [v0.7.2](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server/releases/tag/v0.7.2) |
| Traefik | [v2.11.20](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.20) |
| CoreDNS | [v1.12.0](https://github.com/coredns/coredns/releases/tag/v1.12.0) | 
| Helm-controller | [v0.15.16](https://github.com/k3s-io/helm-controller/releases/tag/v0.15.16) |
| Local-path-provisioner | [v0.0.31](https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner/releases/tag/v0.0.31) |

## Helpful Links
As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:
- [Open issues here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/issues/new/choose)
- [Join our Slack channel](https://slack.rancher.io/)
- [Check out our documentation](https://rancher.com/docs/k3s/latest/en/) for guidance on how to get started or to dive deep into K3s.
- [Read how you can contribute here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)

v1.32.2+k3s1 (2025-02-27)



This release updates Kubernetes to v1.32.2, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the [Kubernetes release notes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#changelog-since-v1321).

## Changes since v1.32.1+k3s1:

* Correct the k3s token command help [(#11686)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11686)
* Jan 2025 Testing Overhaul, E2E to Docker Migration, [(#11723)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11723)
* Backports for 2025-02 [(#11730)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11730)
  * Align the CLI-reported default `--etcd-snapshot-dir` value with the actual one (`server`, `etcd-snapshot` commands).
  * Disable s3 transport transparent compression/decompression
  * Etcd snapshot backup/restore now supports loading s3 credentials from an AWS SDK shared credentials file.
  * Bump klipper-helm to v0.9.4
  * Bump klipper-lb to v0.4.10
  * Bump spegel to v0.0.30
  * Bump local-path-provisioner to v0.0.31
  * Bump kine to v0.13.8
  * Bump etcd to v3.5.18
  * Bump traefik to 3.3.2
  * Containerd has been bumped to version 2.0.
  *   The containerd config templates for linux and windows have been consolidated and are no longer os-specific.
  *   Containerd 2.0 uses a new config file schema. If you are using a custom containerd config template, you should migrate your template to `config-v3.toml.tmpl` to switch to the new version. See the [upstream documentation](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/blob/release/2.0/docs/cri/config.md) for more information.
* Update to v1.32.2-k3s1 and Go 1.23.6 [(#11788)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11788)
* Render CNI dir config whenever vars are set [(#11819)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11819)
* Bump containerd for go-cni deadlock fix [(#11833)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11833)

## Embedded Component Versions
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | [v1.32.2](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1322) |
| Kine | [v0.13.9](https://github.com/k3s-io/kine/releases/tag/v0.13.9) |
| SQLite | [3.46.1](https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_46_1.html) |
| Etcd | [v3.5.18-k3s1](https://github.com/k3s-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.5.18-k3s1) |
| Containerd | [v2.0.2-k3s2](https://github.com/k3s-io/containerd/releases/tag/v2.0.2-k3s2) |
| Runc | [v1.2.4-k3s1](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v1.2.4-k3s1) |
| Flannel | [v0.25.7](https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel/releases/tag/v0.25.7) | 
| Metrics-server | [v0.7.2](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server/releases/tag/v0.7.2) |
| Traefik | [v3.3.2](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.3.2) |
| CoreDNS | [v1.12.0](https://github.com/coredns/coredns/releases/tag/v1.12.0) | 
| Helm-controller | [v0.16.6](https://github.com/k3s-io/helm-controller/releases/tag/v0.16.6) |
| Local-path-provisioner | [v0.0.31](https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner/releases/tag/v0.0.31) |

## Helpful Links
As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:
- [Open issues here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/issues/new/choose)
- [Join our Slack channel](https://slack.rancher.io/)
- [Check out our documentation](https://rancher.com/docs/k3s/latest/en/) for guidance on how to get started or to dive deep into K3s.
- [Read how you can contribute here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)

v1.31.6+k3s1 (2025-02-27)



This release updates Kubernetes to v1.31.6, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the [Kubernetes release notes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#changelog-since-v1315).

## Changes since v1.31.5+k3s1:

* Correct the k3s token command help [(#11685)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11685)
* Jan 2025 Testing Overhaul, E2E to Docker Migration, [(#11724)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11724)
* Backports for 2025-02 [(#11732)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11732)
  * Align the CLI-reported default `--etcd-snapshot-dir` value with the actual one (`server`, `etcd-snapshot` commands).
  * Disable s3 transport transparent compression/decompression
  * Etcd snapshot backup/restore now supports loading s3 credentials from an AWS SDK shared credentials file.
  * Bump klipper-helm to v0.9.4
  * Bump klipper-lb to v0.4.10
  * Bump spegel to v0.0.30
  * Bump local-path-provisioner to v0.0.31
  * Bump kine to v0.13.8
  * Bump etcd to v3.5.18
  * Bump traefik to 2.11.20
  * Containerd has been bumped to version 2.0.
  *   The containerd config templates for linux and windows have been consolidated and are no longer os-specific.
  *   Containerd 2.0 uses a new config file schema. If you are using a custom containerd config template, you should migrate your template to `config-v3.toml.tmpl` to switch to the new version. See the [upstream documentation](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/blob/release/2.0/docs/cri/config.md) for more information.
* Bump traefik to v2.11.20 [(#11763)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11763)
* Update to v1.31.6-k3s1 and Go 1.22.12 [(#11787)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11787)
* Render CNI dir config whenever vars are set [(#11820)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11820)
* Bump containerd for go-cni deadlock fix [(#11834)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11834)

## Embedded Component Versions
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | [v1.31.6](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v1316) |
| Kine | [v0.13.9](https://github.com/k3s-io/kine/releases/tag/v0.13.9) |
| SQLite | [3.46.1](https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_46_1.html) |
| Etcd | [v3.5.18-k3s1](https://github.com/k3s-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.5.18-k3s1) |
| Containerd | [v2.0.2-k3s2](https://github.com/k3s-io/containerd/releases/tag/v2.0.2-k3s2) |
| Runc | [v1.2.4-k3s2](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v1.2.4-k3s2) |
| Flannel | [v0.25.7](https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel/releases/tag/v0.25.7) | 
| Metrics-server | [v0.7.2](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server/releases/tag/v0.7.2) |
| Traefik | [v2.11.20](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.20) |
| CoreDNS | [v1.12.0](https://github.com/coredns/coredns/releases/tag/v1.12.0) | 
| Helm-controller | [v0.16.6](https://github.com/k3s-io/helm-controller/releases/tag/v0.16.6) |
| Local-path-provisioner | [v0.0.31](https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner/releases/tag/v0.0.31) |

## Helpful Links
As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:
- [Open issues here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/issues/new/choose)
- [Join our Slack channel](https://slack.rancher.io/)
- [Check out our documentation](https://rancher.com/docs/k3s/latest/en/) for guidance on how to get started or to dive deep into K3s.
- [Read how you can contribute here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)

v1.30.10+k3s1 (2025-02-27)



This release updates Kubernetes to v1.30.10, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the [Kubernetes release notes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#changelog-since-v1309).

## Changes since v1.30.9+k3s1:

* Correct the k3s token command help [(#11684)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11684)
* Jan 2025 Testing Overhaul, E2E to Docker Migration, [(#11725)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11725)
* Backports for 2025-02 [(#11737)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11737)
  * Align the CLI-reported default `--etcd-snapshot-dir` value with the actual one (`server`, `etcd-snapshot` commands).
  * Disable s3 transport transparent compression/decompression
  * Etcd snapshot backup/restore now supports loading s3 credentials from an AWS SDK shared credentials file.
  * The containerd config templates for linux and windows have been consolidated and are no longer os-specific.
  * Bump klipper-helm to v0.9.4
  * Bump klipper-lb to v0.4.10
  * Bump spegel to v0.0.30
  * Bump local-path-provisioner to v0.0.31
  * Bump kine to v0.13.8
  * Bump etcd to v3.5.18
  * Bump traefik to 2.11.20
* Bump traefik to v2.11.20 [(#11764)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11764)
* Update to v1.30.10-k3s1 and Go 1.22.12 [(#11786)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11786)
* Render CNI dir config whenever vars are set [(#11821)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11821)

## Embedded Component Versions
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | [v1.30.10](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13010) |
| Kine | [v0.13.9](https://github.com/k3s-io/kine/releases/tag/v0.13.9) |
| SQLite | [3.46.1](https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_46_1.html) |
| Etcd | [v3.5.18-k3s1](https://github.com/k3s-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.5.18-k3s1) |
| Containerd | [v1.7.23-k3s2](https://github.com/k3s-io/containerd/releases/tag/v1.7.23-k3s2) |
| Runc | [v1.2.4-k3s1](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v1.2.4-k3s1) |
| Flannel | [v0.25.7](https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel/releases/tag/v0.25.7) | 
| Metrics-server | [v0.7.2](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server/releases/tag/v0.7.2) |
| Traefik | [v2.11.20](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.20) |
| CoreDNS | [v1.12.0](https://github.com/coredns/coredns/releases/tag/v1.12.0) | 
| Helm-controller | [v0.16.6](https://github.com/k3s-io/helm-controller/releases/tag/v0.16.6) |
| Local-path-provisioner | [v0.0.31](https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner/releases/tag/v0.0.31) |

## Helpful Links
As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:
- [Open issues here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/issues/new/choose)
- [Join our Slack channel](https://slack.rancher.io/)
- [Check out our documentation](https://rancher.com/docs/k3s/latest/en/) for guidance on how to get started or to dive deep into K3s.
- [Read how you can contribute here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)

v1.29.14+k3s1 (2025-02-27)



This release updates Kubernetes to v1.29.14, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the [Kubernetes release notes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#changelog-since-v12913).

## Changes since v1.29.13+k3s1:

* Correct the k3s token command help [(#11683)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11683)
* Jan 2025 Testing Overhaul, E2E to Docker Migration [(#11726)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11726)
* Backports for 2025-02 [(#11738)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11738)
  * Align the CLI-reported default `--etcd-snapshot-dir` value with the actual one (`server`, `etcd-snapshot` commands).
  * Disable s3 transport transparent compression/decompression
  * Etcd snapshot backup/restore now supports loading s3 credentials from an AWS SDK shared credentials file.
  * The containerd config templates for linux and windows have been consolidated and are no longer os-specific.
  * Bump spegel to v0.0.30
  * Bump local-path-provisioner to v0.0.31
  * Bump kine to v0.13.8
  * Bump etcd to v3.5.18
  * Bump traefik to 2.11.20
* Bump traefik to v2.11.20 [(#11765)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11765)
* Chore: Bump klipper-lb and klipper-helm [(#11772)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11772)
* Update to v1.29.14-k3s1 and Go 1.22.12 [(#11785)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11785)
* Render CNI dir config whenever vars are set [(#11822)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11822)

## Embedded Component Versions
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | [v1.29.14](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12914) |
| Kine | [v0.13.9](https://github.com/k3s-io/kine/releases/tag/v0.13.9) |
| SQLite | [3.46.1](https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_46_1.html) |
| Etcd | [v3.5.18-k3s1](https://github.com/k3s-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.5.18-k3s1) |
| Containerd | [v1.7.23-k3s2](https://github.com/k3s-io/containerd/releases/tag/v1.7.23-k3s2) |
| Runc | [v1.2.4-k3s1](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v1.2.4-k3s1) |
| Flannel | [v0.25.7](https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel/releases/tag/v0.25.7) | 
| Metrics-server | [v0.7.2](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server/releases/tag/v0.7.2) |
| Traefik | [v2.11.20](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.20) |
| CoreDNS | [v1.12.0](https://github.com/coredns/coredns/releases/tag/v1.12.0) | 
| Helm-controller | [v0.15.16](https://github.com/k3s-io/helm-controller/releases/tag/v0.15.16) |
| Local-path-provisioner | [v0.0.31](https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner/releases/tag/v0.0.31) |

## Helpful Links
As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:
- [Open issues here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/issues/new/choose)
- [Join our Slack channel](https://slack.rancher.io/)
- [Check out our documentation](https://rancher.com/docs/k3s/latest/en/) for guidance on how to get started or to dive deep into K3s.
- [Read how you can contribute here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)

v1.32.1+k3s1 (2025-01-28)



This release updates Kubernetes to v1.32.1, and fixes a number of issues.

For more details on what's new, see the [Kubernetes release notes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#changelog-since-v1320).

## Changes since v1.32.0+k3s1:

* Backports for 2025-01 [(#11565)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11565)
* Add auto import images for containerd image store [(#11563)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11563)
* 2025 January Backports [(#11583)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11583)
* Fix local password validation when bind-address is set [(#11610)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11610)
* Update to v1.32.1-k3s1 and Go 1.23.4 [(#11620)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11620)
* Remove local restriction for deferred node password validation [(#11648)](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11648)

## Embedded Component Versions
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | [v1.32.1](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1321) |
| Kine | [v0.13.5](https://github.com/k3s-io/kine/releases/tag/v0.13.5) |
| SQLite | [3.46.1](https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_46_1.html) |
| Etcd | [v3.5.16-k3s1](https://github.com/k3s-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.5.16-k3s1) |
| Containerd | [v1.7.23-k3s2](https://github.com/k3s-io/containerd/releases/tag/v1.7.23-k3s2) |
| Runc | [v1.2.4-k3s1](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v1.2.4-k3s1) |
| Flannel | [v0.25.7](https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel/releases/tag/v0.25.7) | 
| Metrics-server | [v0.7.2](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server/releases/tag/v0.7.2) |
| Traefik | [v2.11.18](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.11.18) |
| CoreDNS | [v1.12.0](https://github.com/coredns/coredns/releases/tag/v1.12.0) | 
| Helm-controller | [v0.16.5](https://github.com/k3s-io/helm-controller/releases/tag/v0.16.5) |
| Local-path-provisioner | [v0.0.30](https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner/releases/tag/v0.0.30) |

## Helpful Links
As always, we welcome and appreciate feedback from our community of users. Please feel free to:
- [Open issues here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/issues/new/choose)
- [Join our Slack channel](https://slack.rancher.io/)
- [Check out our documentation](https://rancher.com/docs/k3s/latest/en/) for guidance on how to get started or to dive deep into K3s.
- [Read how you can contribute here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)


## What's Changed
* [release-1.32] Remove local restriction for deferred node password validation by @brandond in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11648


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.32.1-rc1+k3s1...v1.32.1+k3s1

🚀 k3s-io/k3s - Release Notes

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v1.31.7-rc3+k3s1 (2025-03-21)

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v1.32.3-rc2+k3s1 (2025-03-14)

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v1.29.15-rc1+k3s1 (2025-03-12)

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v1.32.2-rc3+k3s1 (2025-02-21)

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v1.31.6+k3s1 (2025-02-27)

v1.31.6-rc3+k3s1 (2025-02-21)

v1.31.6-rc2+k3s1 (2025-02-21)

v1.30.10+k3s1 (2025-02-27)

v1.30.10-rc2+k3s1 (2025-02-21)

v1.29.14+k3s1 (2025-02-27)

v1.29.14-rc2+k3s1 (2025-02-21)

v1.32.2-rc1+k3s1 (2025-02-16)

v1.31.6-rc1+k3s1 (2025-02-14)

v1.30.10-rc1+k3s1 (2025-02-14)

v1.29.14-rc1+k3s1 (2025-02-14)

v1.32.1+k3s1 (2025-01-28)