Kubernetes 1.28 Release Information

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

Kubernetes 1.28

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Summary

The 1.28 release cycle is as follows:

Timeline

WhatWhoWhenWeekCI Signal
Start of Release CycleLeadMonday 15th May 2023week 1master-blocking
Start Enhancements TrackingEnhancements LeadMonday 15th May 2023week 1
Schedule finalizedLeadFriday 19th May 2023week 1
Team finalizedLeadFriday 19th May 2023week 1
1.28.0-alpha.1 releasedBranch ManagerTuesday 30th May 2023Week 3
Start Release Notes DraftRelease Notes LeadTuesday 30th May 2023week 3
1.28.0-alpha.2 releasedBranch ManagerThursday 8th June 2023Week 4
Production Readiness FreezeEnhancements LeadThursday 8th June 2023week 4
Begin Enhancements FreezeEnhancements Lead01:00 UTC Friday 16th June 2023 / 18:00 PDT Thursday 15th June 2023week 5master-blocking, master-informing
1.28.0-alpha.3 releasedBranch ManagerTuesday 20th June 2023Week 6
Begin Friday APAC-friendly meetingsLeadFriday 30th June 2023Week 7
1.28.0-alpha.4 releasedBranch ManagerThursday 6th July 2023week 81.28-blocking, master-blocking, master-informing
Call for ExceptionsLeadMonday 10th July 2023week 9
Brace Yourself, Code Freeze is ComingComms / Bug TriageMonday 10th July 2023week 9
Begin Feature blog freezeComms Lead01:00 UTC Wednesday 12th July 2023 / 18:00 PDT Tuesday 11th July 2023week 9
Begin Code FreezeBranch Manager01:00 UTC Wednesday 19th July 2023 / 18:00 PDT Tuesday 18th July 2023week 10
1.28.0-beta.0 releasedBranch ManagerThursday 20th July 2023week 10
Docs deadline — Open placeholder PRsDocs LeadThursday 20th July 2023week 10
Deprecations and Removals blog publishedCommsThursday 20th July 2023week 10
Begin Burndown (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday meetings)LeadMonday 24th July 2023Week 11
Test FreezeBranch Manager01:00 UTC Wednesday 26nd July 2023 / 17:00 PDT Tuesday 25th July 2023week 11
Docs deadline — PRs ready for reviewDocs LeadTuesday 25th July 2023Week 11
1.28.0-rc.0 releasedBranch ManagerTuesday 25th July 2023week 11
release-1.28 branch createdBranch ManagerTuesday 25th July 2023week 11
release-1.28 jobs createdBranch ManagerTuesday 25th July 2023week 11
Major Themes deadlineCommsTuesday 25th July 2023week 11
Start final draft of Release NotesRelease Notes LeadTuesday 25th July 2023week 11
Release blog ready to reviewComms / Docs01:00 UTC Wednesday 26nd July 2023 / 17:00 PDT Tuesday 25th July 2023week 11
Burndown Meetings daily (Tuesday & Thursday over Slack)LeadMonday 31st July 2023week 12
Major Themes completeRelease Notes LeadTuesday 8th August 2023week 13
Docs complete — All PRs reviewed and ready to mergeDocs LeadTuesday 8th August 2023week 13
Feature blogs ready to reviewEnhancement Owner / SIG LeadsTuesday 8th August 2023week 13
1.28.0-rc.1 releasedBranch ManagerThursday 10th August 2023week 13
Release Notes complete — reviewed & merged to https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetesRelease Notes LeadTuesday 15th August 2023week 14
v1.28.0 releasedBranch ManagerTuesday 15th August 2023week 14
Release blog publishedCommsTuesday 15th August 2023week 14
ThawBranch ManagerTuesday 15th August 2023week 14

Phases

Please refer to the release phases document.