This release updates Kubernetes to v1.34.4, and fixes a number of issues.
For more details on what's new, see the Kubernetes release notes.
Changes since v1.34.3+k3s3:
- Explicitly close mvcc backend to fix high CPU on initial etcd server after restart (#13571)
- Backports for 2026-02 (#13581)
- Bump kine for list/watch revision fixes (#13577)
- Fix VPN node IP not being applied to kubelet (#13561)
- Bulk Backports 2026-02 (#13565)
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- Bump to coredns 1.14.1 and metrics-server v0.8.1 (#13609)
- Add registry prefix to image-list file (#13601)
- Bump klipper-helm and klipper-lb images (#13620)
- Fix removal of init node (#13631)
- Update to v1.34.4-k3s1 and Go 1.24.12 (#13636)
Embedded Component Versions
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | v1.34.4 |
| Kine | v0.14.11 |
| SQLite | 3.51.1 |
| Etcd | v3.6.7-k3s1 |
| Containerd | v2.1.5-k3s1 |
| Runc | v1.4.0 |
| Flannel | v0.28.0 |
| Metrics-server | v0.8.1 |
| Traefik | v3.6.7 |
| CoreDNS | v1.14.1 |
| Helm-controller | v0.16.17 |
| Local-path-provisioner | v0.0.34 |
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