This release updates Kubernetes to v1.35.5.
Important Note
If your server (control-plane) nodes were not started with the --token CLI flag or config file key, a randomized token was generated during initial cluster startup. This key is used both for joining new nodes to the cluster, and for encrypting cluster bootstrap data within the datastore. Ensure that you retain a copy of this token, as is required when restoring from backup.
You may retrieve the token value from any server already joined to the cluster:
cat /var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tokenChanges since v1.35.4+rke2r1:
- Bump ingress-nginx (#10320)
- Update CoreDNS chart 1.45.211 (#10331)
- Bump Traefik to 3.6.16 (#10335)
- CNI update May release (#10348)
- Bump K3s version (#10361)
- Update CNIs for 2026-05 Release Cycle (#10385)
- Update CoreDNS chart 1.45.212 (#10372)
- Update Kubernetes Metrics Server chart 3.13.010 (#10380)
- Fix inconsistent klipper-lb version (#10402)
- Bump images for CVE reasons (#10392)
- Update to v1.35.5 (#10398)
- Bump images for CVE reasons: Part Deux (#10409)
- Bump ingress-nginx for prime (#10416)
Charts Versions
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
| rke2-cilium | 1.19.303 |
| rke2-canal | v3.32.0-build2026051100 |
| rke2-calico | v3.32.001 |
| rke2-calico-crd | v3.32.001 |
| rke2-coredns | 1.45.212 |
| rke2-ingress-nginx | 4.14.508 |
| rke2-metrics-server | 3.13.011 |
| rancher-vsphere-csi | 3.6.0-rancher100 |
| rancher-vsphere-cpi | 1.13.000 |
| harvester-cloud-provider | 0.2.1100 |
| harvester-csi-driver | 0.1.2800 |
| rke2-snapshot-controller | 4.2.005 |
| rke2-snapshot-controller-crd | 4.2.003 |
| rke2-traefik | 39.0.703 |
| rke2-traefik-crd | 39.0.702 |
Packaged Component Versions
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | v1.35.5 |
| Etcd | v3.6.7-k3s1 |
| Containerd | v2.2.3-k3s1 |
| Runc | v1.4.2 |
| Metrics-server | v0.8.1 |
| CoreDNS | v1.14.3 |
| Ingress-Nginx | v1.14.5-hardened2 |
| Helm-controller | v0.17.1 |
| Traefik | v3.6.16 |
Available CNIs
| Component | Version | FIPS Compliant |
|---|---|---|
| Canal (Default) | Flannel v0.28.4 Calico v3.32.0 | Yes |
| Calico | v3.32.0 | No |
| Cilium | v1.19.3 | No |
| Multus | v4.2.4 | No |
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