Kubernetes 1.31 Release Information

Information regarding the current release cycle including important dates, Release Team contact information, tracking spreadsheets and more!

Kubernetes 1.31

Tracking docs

Guides

Summary

The 1.31 release cycle is as follows:

  • Monday 13th May 2024: Week 1 — Release cycle begins
  • Thursday 6th June 2024: Week 4 — Production Readiness Freeze
  • 02:00 UTC Friday 14th June 2024 / 19:00 PDT Thursday 13th June 2024: Week 5 — Enhancements Freeze
  • 02:00 UTC Wednesday 10th July 2024 / 19:00 PDT Tuesday 9th July 2024: Week 9 — Code Freeze
  • 01:00 UTC Wednesday 31st July 2024 / 19:00 PDT Tuesday 30th July 2024: Week 12 — Test Freeze
  • Tuesday 30th July 2024: Week 12 — Docs Freeze
  • Tuesday 13th August 2024: Week 14 — Kubernetes v1.31.0 released

Timeline

WhatWhoWhenWeekCI Signal
Start of Release CycleLeadMonday 13th May 2024week 1[master-blocking]
Start Enhancements TrackingEnhancements LeadMonday 13th May 2024week 1
Schedule finalizedLeadFriday 17th May 2024week 1
Team finalizedLeadFriday 17th May 2024week 1
Start Release Notes DraftRelease Notes LeadTuesday 28th May 2024week 3
1.31.0-alpha.1 releasedBranch ManagerTuesday 4th June 2024week 4
Production Readiness FreezeEnhancements LeadThursday 6th June 2024week 4
Begin [Enhancements Freeze]Enhancements Lead02:00 UTC Friday 14th June 2024 / 19:00 PDT Thursday 13th June 2024week 5[master-blocking], [master-informing]
1.31.0-alpha.2 releasedBranch ManagerTuesday 18th June 2024week 6
Docs deadline — Open placeholder PRsDocs LeadThursday 27th June 2024week 7
Begin Friday APAC-friendly meetingsLeadFriday 28th June 2024week 7
Call for [Exceptions][Exception]LeadMonday 1st July 2024week 8
Brace Yourself, Code Freeze is ComingComms / Release SignalMonday 1st July 2024week 8
1.31.0-alpha.3 releasedBranch ManagerTuesday 2nd July 2024week 8
Begin Feature blog freezeComms Lead02:00 UTC Wednesday 3rd July 2024 / 19:00 PDT Tuesday 2nd July 2024week 8
Begin [Code Freeze]Branch Manager02:00 UTC Wednesday 10th July 2024 / 19:00 PDT Tuesday 9th July 2024week 9
Deprecations and Removals blog publishedCommsThursday 11th July 2024week 9
Preparing for Feature blogs review — Initiating outreachCommsMonday 15th July 2024week 10
1.31.0-beta.0 releasedBranch ManagerTuesday 16th July 2024week 10
Docs deadline — PRs ready for reviewDocs LeadTuesday 16th July 2024week 10
Begin [Burndown] (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday meetings)LeadMonday 22nd July 2024week 11
Major Themes deadlineCommsTuesday 23rd July 2024week 11
Start final draft of Release NotesRelease Notes LeadTuesday 23rd July 2024week 11
Release blog ready to reviewComms / Docs02:00 UTC Wednesday 24th July 2024 / 19:00 PDT Tuesday 23rd July 2024week 11
Feature blogs ready to reviewEnhancement Owner / SIG LeadsFriday 26th July 2024week 11
Burndown Meetings daily (Tuesday & Thursday over Slack)LeadMonday 29th July 2024week 12
[Test Freeze]Branch Manager01:00 UTC Wednesday 31st July 2024 / 19:00 PDT Tuesday 30th July 2024week 12
release-1.31 branch createdBranch ManagerTuesday 30th July 2024week 12
release-1.31 jobs createdBranch ManagerTuesday 30th July 2024week 12
1.31.0-rc.0 releasedBranch ManagerTuesday 30th July 2024week 12[1.31-blocking], [master-blocking], [master-informing]
Docs FreezeDocs LeadTuesday 30th July 2024week 12
Major Themes completeRelease Notes LeadTuesday 6th August 2024week 13
1.31.0-rc.1 releasedBranch ManagerTuesday 6th August 2024week 13
Release Notes complete — reviewed & merged to https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetesRelease Notes LeadTuesday 13th August 2024week 14
v1.31.0 releasedBranch ManagerTuesday 13th August 2024week 14[1.31-blocking], [master-blocking], [master-informing]
Release blog publishedCommsTuesday 13th August 2024week 14
[Thaw]Branch ManagerTuesday 13th August 2024week 14