Did you know that Kubernetes v1.31 is around the corner? It will be released in two weeks, and if you also think it’s time to learn about this update, here are helpful resources.

1. The “Kubernetes 1.31 – What’s new?” article from Sysdig lists some of 34(!) new alpha features and 11 enhancements graduating to stable. Particularly, they highlight HonorPVReclaimPolicy being enabled by default and a new custom profile option for kubectl debug.

2. The “Kubernetes Removals and Major Changes In v1.31” post in the Kubernetes blog lists the deprecations and removals in this release. E.g., they include the removal of all in-tree integrations with cloud providers as well as CephFS and Ceph RBD volume plugins.

2. The 1.31 Enhancements Tracking board on GitHub shows all release enhancements with their SIGs, status, and current stage (alpha/beta/stable).

4. “Kubernetes 1.31 Release Information” has a planned release timeline and various related links. According to it, v1.31.0-rc0 will be released tomorrow (July 30th), and v1.31.0 is planned for August 13th.

UPDATE (added on August 14th):
5. “Kubernetes 1.31: a security perspective” from ARMO covers v1.31 enhancements improving security.

6. “What To Expect From Kubernetes 1.31” on Cloud Native Now comes with some comments from the Kubernetes v1.31 release team lead, Sysdig developer leader, and OpenUK's CEO.

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