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Gateway API v1.6 promotes TCPRoute and UDPRoute to Standard, and puts a clock on the v1alpha2 shapes
The June 30 release of Kubernetes Gateway API v1.6 graduates raw L4 TCPRoute and UDPRoute to the Standard channel under v1, deprecates their v1alpha2 counterparts, and moves remaining experimental resources into a separate API group so the boundary between stable and unstable shapes stops being a naming convention.
Aug 5, 2026 · Maya OkonkwoPlatform engineeringAfter the ingress-NGINX retirement, what your migration plan owes production
The Kubernetes SIG Network retired ingress-nginx in March 2026, leaving clusters still on it exposed to unpatched CVEs and stalled feature work. A CNCF post lays out the two migration paths operators are picking between and the tooling to make the move.
Jul 11, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo