We are delighted to present version 1.13.0 of Contour Operator, which provides a method for packaging, deploying, and managing Contour.

A big thank you to everyone who contributed to the release.

Major Changes

Gateway API Support

Contour Operator now provides initial support for Gateway API, an open source project to evolve service networking APIs within the Kubernetes ecosystem. Gateway API consists of multiple resources that provide user interfaces to expose Kubernetes applications- Services, Ingress, and more. See the user guide for additional details and to start using Gateway API with Contour and Contour Operator.

Related issues and PRs: #182 #198 #207 #219

Thanks to @danehans and @youngnick for designing and implementing this feature.