k0rdent 1.5.0 Release Notes#

Release date: October 30, 2025

Components Versions#

Provider Name	Version
Cluster API	v1.11.2
Cluster API Provider AWS	v2.9.2
Cluster API Provider Azure	v1.21.1
Cluster API Provider Docker	v1.9.6
Cluster API Provider GCP	v1.10.0
Cluster API Provider Infoblox	v0.1.0
Cluster API Provider IPAM	v1.0.2
Cluster API Provider k0smotron	v1.9.0
Cluster API Provider OpenStack (ORC)	v0.12.5-mirantis.0 (v2.1.0)
Cluster API Provider vSphere	v1.13.1
Projectsveltos	v0.57.2
k0s (control plane runtime)	1.32.8
cert-manager (charts)	v1.19.1

Regions: Regions can now be restored from backup, and can recognize existing ClusterDeployments.
Migrate Child Clusters: A ClusterDeployment can now be moved from one management cluster to another.
Credentials & Identities: Distribute cluster identities across regions.
RBAC Manager: Introduced as a first-class KCM management component.
Dependency Recognition: k0rdent now understands MultiClusterService dependencies, avoiding extraneous error messages.
Operational changes: You can now pause Sveltos profile reconciliation via a ServiceSet annotation, easing tasks like troubleshooting and disaster recovery.

IMPORTANT: Avoid upgrading to 1.5.0 if you plan to have or have existing ClusterDeployments using aws-eks-1-0-* ClusterTemplates. Use k0rdent 1.4.0 instead.
New/stricter Region validation may surface issues with configurations that were previously accepted. Dry-run manifests before rollout.
Region restoration flow is new; confirm backup/restore procedures for regional components.
CI images switched base images from scratch to gcr.io/distroless/static-debian12:nonroot

feat: upgrade cluster-api@v1.11.2 (#2032) by @zerospiel
feat(restore): support regions restoration (#2073) by @zerospiel
feat: adapt existing validation for Regions (#2065) by @eromanova
feat: region validation (#2063) by @eromanova
feat: credential cluster identity distribution (#2075) by @eromanova
feat: support ClusterDeployment reference in Region spec (#2096) by @eromanova
feat: add RBAC manager as the KCM management component (#2109) by @eromanova
feat: pause reconciliation of sveltos profiles via ServiceSet annotation (no PR listed) by @kylewuolle
feat: implement MultiClusterService dependencies (#2009) by @wahabmk
feat: regional telemetry collection (#2113) by @zerospiel

fix: cert-manager-dependent regional components disabling (#2061) by @eromanova
fix: update Credential status when Region is not ready (#2066) by @eromanova
chore: remove multiclusterservice validation webhook (#2071) by @BROngineer
fix: self-management panics & incorrect profile type (#2074) by @wahabmk
fix(providerinterface): Azure ClusterIdentities (#2088) by @zerospiel
fix(templates): AWS-CSI image paths; Azure required parameters (#2111) by @a13x5
fix: drop kcm-regional version annotation from Release (#2117) by @eromanova