Blog posts about Kyverno releases on Kyverno

Announcing Kyverno Release 1.16!

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Announcing Kyverno Release 1.16!

Kyverno 1.16 delivers major advancements in policy as code for Kubernetes, centered on a new generation of CEL-based policies now available in beta with a clear path to GA. This release introduces partial support for namespaced CEL policies to confine enforcement and minimize RBAC, aligning with least-privilege best practices. Observability is significantly enhanced with full metrics for CEL policies and native event generation, enabling precise visibility and faster troubleshooting. Security and governance get sharper controls through fine-grained policy exceptions tailored for CEL policies, and validation use cases broaden with the integration of an HTTP authorizer into ValidatingPolicy. Finally, we’re debuting the Kyverno SDK, laying the foundation for ecosystem integrations and custom tooling.

Announcing Kyverno Release 1.15!

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Announcing Kyverno Release 1.15!

Kyverno 1.15 makes Kubernetes policy management more powerful, extensible, and easier to use.

We are thrilled to announce the release of Kyverno 1.15.0, continuing our mission to make policy management in Kubernetes environments more modular, performant, and user-friendly. This release introduces new capabilities across multiple policy types, enhances testing and CLI functionality, and brings many improvements contributed by a vibrant community.

Announcing Kyverno Release 1.14!

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

We are excited to announce the release of Kyverno 1.14.0, marking a significant milestone in our journey to make policy management more modular, streamlined, and powerful. This release introduces two new policy types - ValidatingPolicy and ImageValidatingPolicy - that represent our vision for the future of policy management in Kubernetes environments and beyond.

TL;DR

Two new specialized policy types: ValidatingPolicy and ImageValidatingPolicy
Streamlined validation with improved Common Expression Language (CEL) support and performance
Enhanced supply chain security with dedicated image verification
Policy exceptions now support CEL expressions for fine-grained control
CLI improvements for shift-left validation of any JSON payload
Community milestone: 744 changes with 60+ contributors (40 first-time!)

Why New Policy Types?

Kyverno’s evolution has led to a proliferation of overlapping rule types (validate.pattern, validate.cel, validate.deny, etc.) within the ClusterPolicy Custom Resource Definition (CRD), creating unnecessary complexity for users. Meanwhile, Kubernetes has introduced its own ValidatingAdmissionPolicies and MutatingAdmissionPolicies using CEL expressions, presenting an opportunity for closer alignment.

Announcing Kyverno Release 1.13!

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Kyverno 1.13 contains over 700 changes from 39 contributors! In this blog, we will highlight some of the major changes and enhancements for the release.

Major Features

Sigstore Bundle Verification

Kyverno 1.13 introduces support for verifying container images signatures that use the sigstore bundle format. This enables seamless support for GitHub Artifact Attestations to be verified using verification type SigstoreBundle.

Kyverno 1.12 Released

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The Kyverno team is thrilled to announce the launch of version 1.12 hot on the heels of KubeCon EU 2024. Our interactions with Kyverno users during the conference have been incredibly insightful, with many expressing eager anticipation for the features introduced in this latest release. With over 330 pull requests merged, and 32 new contributors onboarded, we extend our heartfelt thanks to the Kyverno community for its invaluable contributions. Join us as we delve into the exciting new features of the 1.12 release.

Kyverno 1.11 Released

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The Kyverno team is delighted to share a new Kyverno release, v1.11! This release marks a significant milestone for Kyverno, with an extensive development period of around five months, including eight pre-releases and the merging of over 500 pull requests. We are incredibly proud of the progress made and cannot wait for you to explore the remarkable additions in Kyverno 1.11!

Key New Features in Kyverno 1.11

ValidatingAdmissionPolicy Support

In Kyverno 1.11, a new sub-rule validate.cel was introduced. This sub-rule type allows users to use Common Expression Language (CEL) expressions for resource validation. CEL was initially introduced in Kubernetes for the validation rules of CustomResourceDefinitions and is now also utilized by Kubernetes ValidatingAdmissionPolicies.

Kyverno 1.10 Released

Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The Kyverno team are proud to announce the release of Kyverno 1.10, a minor release in terms of version number but a major release in every other regard. With around four months in the making and after four pre-releases and nearly 500 pull requests merged, Kyverno 1.10 is one of the largest releases in the history of the project and features a ton of new and highly-requested features and a staggering number of fixes and improvements. It also brings with it some breaking changes so please read thoroughly. We can’t wait for you to see what’s inside so let’s get started!

Kyverno 1.9 Released

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

With the ringing in of the new year the Kyverno team is proud to announce the release of Kyverno 1.9.0, a release that we’ve been working hard on over the past several months and which is full of massive new features include TWO brand new rule types, several community-requested enhancements, and loads of fixes and improvements. Without any further ado, let’s dive right in and show you what’s in the bag.

Kyverno 1.8 Released

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Following on the heels of the 1.7 release of Kyverno, the Kyverno team is proud to present version 1.8 which is another huge leap forward not just in terms of features and functionality but of optimizations, performance, and other improvements required in strict or high-scale environments. And in addition to those, a tremendous amount of work went into refactoring and other housekeeping items that make Kyverno cleaner and more efficient making future development (and contributions) easier, quicker, and ultimately more maintainable. We’ll walk through the largest of these features in this article.