v2.6.0 Release - 06/27/2023

Linux amd64
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v2.6.0/skaffold-linux-amd64 && chmod +x skaffold && sudo mv skaffold /usr/local/bin

Linux arm64
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v2.6.0/skaffold-linux-arm64 && chmod +x skaffold && sudo mv skaffold /usr/local/bin

macOS amd64
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v2.6.0/skaffold-darwin-amd64 && chmod +x skaffold && sudo mv skaffold /usr/local/bin

macOS arm64
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v2.6.0/skaffold-darwin-arm64 && chmod +x skaffold && sudo mv skaffold /usr/local/bin

Windows
https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v2.6.0/skaffold-windows-amd64.exe

Docker image
gcr.io/k8s-skaffold/skaffold:v2.6.0

Note: This release comes with a new config version, v4beta6. To upgrade your skaffold.yaml, use skaffold fix. If you choose not to upgrade, skaffold will auto-upgrade as best as it can.

Highlights:

New Features and Additions:

• feat: implement skaffold delete for docker deployer using docker labels #8885
• feat: new verify timeout config feature #8801
• feat: support tempalte parameterization for helm #8911
• feat: logic to only emit the tags related with verify on skaffold verify #8851

Fixes:

• fix: Go default template doesn't work for tagging #8881
• fix: Clean up dev images except the last #8897
• fix: add docker to the LTS container images #8905
• fix: #8870 manifest kustomize paths using env var with absolute path #8877
• fix: condition to not update helm deployer hook patches, is not needed #8862
• fix: logic to interrupt a k8sjob logs as soon as it fails #8847
• Always Pass skaffold binary in post-render to add labels for status-check #8826
• fix: conditionally drain docker logs on stop to avoid docker deployer to stay in infinite loop #8838
• fix(ko): Ko builder push vs load behavior #8845
• fix: Replace Kustomize field patches in examples #8757

Updates and Refactors:

• chore: port apply-setter krm function over to skaffold #8902
• chore: upgrade go version #8895
• chore: bump github/codeql-action from 2.20.0 to 2.20.1 #8903
• chore: bump github/codeql-action from 1.0.26 to 2.20.0 #8888
• chore: bump schema version to v4beta6 #8849
• chore: bump peter-evans/create-or-update-comment from 3.0.1 to 3.0.2 #8865
• chore: add lock to jib cache lookup #8850
• chore: update release build script to support internal scanning #8834

Docs, Test, and Release Updates:

• test: increase progressDeadlineSeconds timeout for TestRunUnstableChecked #8833

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

• dependabot[bot]
• ericzzzzzzz
• Halvard Skogsrud
• Michael Plump
• rajesh
• Renzo Rojas
• Ryan Ohnemus