v1.29.0 Release - 07/30/2021

Note: This release comes with a new config version, v2beta20. To upgrade your skaffold.yaml, use skaffold fix. If you choose not to upgrade, skaffold will auto-upgrade as best as it can.

Linux
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v1.29.0/skaffold-linux-amd64 && chmod +x skaffold && sudo mv skaffold /usr/local/bin

macOS
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v1.29.0/skaffold-darwin-amd64 && chmod +x skaffold && sudo mv skaffold /usr/local/bin

Windows
https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v1.29.0/skaffold-windows-amd64.exe

Docker image
gcr.io/k8s-skaffold/skaffold:v1.29.0

Highlights:

• Introducing Skaffold lifecycle hooks #6330. See docs here.
• Rename Skaffold's master branch to main #6263
• Add state to event handler to track logrus output events #6272
• fix: kubeContext override via flag #6331
• Added developer journey tutorial #6201

Fixes:

• Fix tail false but still log issue #6299
• skip manifest validation for default kubectl deployer #6294
• Fix switched container/pod names in app log event #6215
• fix remote branch lookup #6269
• [cherry-pick] Fix Workdir error when --filename flag is used. #6247
• Make skaffold reproducible #6238

Updates and Refactors:

• Give logrus.Hook implementation information about task and subtask #6313

• Add logrus.Logger return type on WithEventContext() #6309

• Add logrus hook for sending SkaffoldLogEvents #6250

• Prefix port forward links with http:// #6295

• Set output event context in cache check, tag generation, status check, port forward #6234

Docs, Test, and Release Updates:

• Update deps and restore k3d tests #6280
• Remove log tail test for nodejs example #6275
• git fetch origin/main before make checks #6274

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

• Aaron Prindle
• Benjamin P. Jung
• Brian de Alwis
• Chris Willis
• dependabot[bot]
• elnoro
• Gaurav
• jelle van der Waa
• Marlon Gamez
• Nick Kubala
• Tejal Desai
• Yanshu
• Yuwen Ma