1.9.0-rc1 (October 5, 2025)
NOTE: Consul K8s 1.9.x is compatible with Consul 1.22.x and Consul Dataplane 1.9.x. Refer to our compatibility matrix for more info.
FEATURES:
- control-plane: Added support to sync multiple ports of a service from k8s to consul. [GH-4778]
- helm: add dual stack flag for IPv6 support. [GH-4776]
- ipv6: Addition of ipv6 changes for consul-k8s connect inject and cni [GH-4779]
IMPROVEMENTS:
- Consul-dataplane now includes both privileged and non-privileged binaries in the image. By default, all use cases use the non-privileged binaries (without NET_BIND_SERVICE). For Ingress, API, and Mesh Gateway use cases, if a privileged port is configured, the privileged binary (with NET_BIND_SERVICE capability) is automatically selected and used. [GH-4745]
- cni: fixed race conditions with older versions where no cleanup was done for binary
cni: cleanup of cni binary on previous pod deletion to improve security posture [GH-4757]
BUG FIXES:
- api-gateway: Fixed an issue where the gateway controller failed to detect annotation changes in deployments triggered by rollout restarts, preventing restarts from completing successfully. [GH-4767]