Kubernetes 1.37 deprecates IPVS, flips SELinuxMount on by default, and drops static pod secrets
Kubernetes 1.37 reaches general availability on 26 August 2026 with sixteen features promoted to stable, including SELinuxMount enabled by default. Three breaking changes, the IPVS deprecation, the end of secret references in static pods and the cgroup v2 hardening, require an audit before upgrading.