v1.22.0 Release - 04/14/2021

Linux
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v1.22.0/skaffold-linux-amd64 && chmod +x skaffold && sudo mv skaffold /usr/local/bin

macOS
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v1.22.0/skaffold-darwin-amd64 && chmod +x skaffold && sudo mv skaffold /usr/local/bin

Windows
https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v1.22.0/skaffold-windows-amd64.exe

Docker image
gcr.io/k8s-skaffold/skaffold:v1.22.0

Note: This release comes with a new config version, v2beta14. To upgrade your skaffold.yaml, use skaffold fix. If you choose not to upgrade, skaffold will auto-upgrade as best as it can.

Highlights:

• More granular control of port-forward options. Checkout the updated documentation for details.
• InputDigest image tagging strategy from the Improve taggers proposal has landed.
• Update docs for multi config support.

New Features:

• Revise port-forward behaviour #5554
• Add InputDigest support to CustomTemplateTagger #5661
• Support --cache-artifacts flag for render #5652
• Adding testing phase to Skaffold run #5594
• Added helm remote repo example #5640

Fixes:

• fix: test dependencies triggering retest for all artifacts #5679
• Forwarding resources should not allocate system ports #5670
• Make test dependencies retrieval per artifact. #5678
• Fix default-repo by supporting nil as default value for flags #5654
• [kpt deployer] Fix non-kustomize manifests not rendered issue #5627
• fix concurrency issue in multi-config #5646
• Fix 5301: Build dependencies for sync inherited from required artifacts; cache build dependencies between devloops #5614
• Fix config line number in DEVELOPMENT.md #5619
• fix travis ci md badge link #5607
• helm render needs to handle repo parameter #5676
• Add service config to leeroy-web deployment.yaml #5630

Updates and Refactors:

• Remove deprecated {{.IMAGES}} and {{.DIGEST_}} env vars #5605
• Adding workspace context parameter to test definitions. #5677
• Deprecate --render-only and --render-output flags #5644
• Emit TaskEvent messages for DevLoop, Build, and Deploy phases #5637
• Update Jib to 3.0 and set base images #5651
• Add Event v2 package #5558
• Adding events for Test phase #5573
• Add instruction to install using Scoop #5566
• Try reducing ttl to 30 seconds #5663
• Adapting validation for docker container network mode to include ENV_VARS #5589
• Set redeploy intent only when there are rebuilt artifacts #5553
• Add event API v2 server handler #5622
• Reset API intents on every dev cycle to avoid queueing #5636
• Bring survey prompt back to 10 days and every 90 days. #5631

Docs, Test, and Release Updates:

• Document portforwarding behavior for system ports #5680
• Updating custom test documentation #5606
• Fix typo in docs site #5585

Huge thanks goes out to all of our contributors for this release:

• Brian de Alwis
• Chanseok Oh
• Gaurav
• Ian Danforth
• Maggie Neterval
• Mario Fernández
• Marlon Gamez
• Mike Kamornikov
• Nick Kubala
• Parris Lucas
• Piotr Szybicki
• Priya Modali
• Tejal Desai
• Yury
• Yuwen Ma
• dhodun