1.31.0
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✨ 4 features🐛 4 fixes🔧 4 symbols
Summary
Istio 1.31 introduces experimental Gateway API support and Envoy HTTP/3 codec, alongside bug fixes and enhanced telemetry. This release also addresses a security vulnerability and improves automatic sidecar injection.
Migration Steps
- If using the deprecated `istio.io/v1alpha3` API, migrate to `istio.io/v1beta1` or later.
- For users enabling automatic sidecar injection, review and update pod annotations if necessary.
✨ New Features
- Introduced a new experimental feature for Istio Gateway API support, allowing users to manage ingress traffic using the Gateway API.
- Added support for Envoy's new HTTP/3 codec, improving performance and compatibility for HTTP/3 traffic.
- Enabled automatic sidecar injection for pods with specific annotations, simplifying the onboarding process for new services.
- Introduced enhanced telemetry for Istio control plane components, providing deeper insights into component health and performance.
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug where Istio ingress gateway could crash under heavy load due to a resource leak.
- Resolved an issue with mTLS configuration that caused intermittent connection failures between services.
- Corrected a problem with Istio's telemetry reporting that led to inaccurate metrics for certain workloads.
- Addressed a security vulnerability related to unauthorized access to Istio's internal APIs.