Release notes for Cluster API Provider AWS (CAPA) v1.3.0

This version is compatible with Cluster API versions 1.1.x.

Documentation

Changelog since v1.2.0

Changes by Kind

API Change

• [EKS] Expose additional EKS node bootstrap configuration options via EKSConfig (#2965, @richardcase)

Feature

• [EKS] Support tagging EKS node group's underlying ASG (#2884, @richardchen331)
• [clusterawsadm] Allow tagging CloudFormation stack during create/update (#3009, @jonathanbeber)

Documentation

• Fix machinepool template and doc for subnet field usage (#2903, @shivi28)
• Add contributors to the README (#3069, @richardcase)

Failing Test

• Fix EKS conversion tests (#3033, @pydctw)
• Increase vCPU quota limit for EC2 instances in e2e tests (#3002, @Ankitasw)

Bug or Regression

• [EKS] Fix AWSManagedControlPlane v1alpha3 to v1beta1 conversion (#3037, @jonathanbeber)
• [EKS] Disable bastion SG when bastion is disabled (#3028, @abhinavnagaraj)
• [EKS] Fix EKS encryption configuration comparison bug (#3040, @jon-fearer)
• [EKS] Fix for EKS encryption reporting false changes (#3095, @richardcase)
• [EKS] Fix to allow updating roleName in fargate, if not already configured (#3052, @abhinavnagaraj)
• Fix for using kubeconfig context in clusterawsadm (#3068, @sedefsavas)
• Fix ECR describe in e2e tests when searching for previously created ECR (#3133, @josh-ferrell)
• Refactor TestMain functions to stop using os.Exit which was swallowing errors (#3036, @jonathanbeber)
• Update bastion status after deleting it (#3090, @sedefsavas)

Other (Cleanup or Flake)

• Move randomvariable to emeritus (#3060, @randomvariable)
• Promote @pydctw to reviewers (#3013, @sedefsavas)
• Enable all golang linters by default with explicit disable (#3093, @pydctw)
• Add HA control plane cluster upgrade e2e test (#3075, @pydctw)
• Add test package linter checks (#3071, @sedefsavas)
• Add unit tests for package pkg/cloud/tags (#3117, @Ankitasw)
• Publish CAPA AMI images for last 4 k8s releases in CAPA book (#3125, @shivi28)
• Re-enable GPU test (#3039, @sedefsavas)

New Contributors

• @jon-fearer made their first contribution in #3040
• @KushalBeniwal made their first contribution in #3047
• @richardchen331 made their first contribution in #2884
• @Skarlso made their first contribution in #3115
• @josh-ferrell made their first contribution in #3133

Full Changelog: v1.2.0...v1.3.0

The image for this release is:
k8s.gcr.io/cluster-api-aws/cluster-api-aws-controller:v1.3.0

A special thanks to @randomvariable for his contributions to CAPA from its inception who moves to emeritus status now. And thanks to @pydct who move to reviewers.

Thanks to all our contributors!