v2.8.5

Highlights

Flux v2.8.5 is a patch release that includes bug fixes and improvements across kustomize-controller, source-controller, and notification-controller. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.

ℹ️ Please follow the Upgrade Procedure for Flux v2.7+ for a smooth upgrade from Flux v2.6 to the latest version.

Fixes:

• Fix a race condition where a cancelled reconciliation could leave stale data in the cache, causing Kustomizations to get stuck (kustomize-controller)
• Fix Azure Blob prefix option not being passed to the storage client (source-controller)

Improvements:

• Improve error message for encrypted SSH keys without password (source-controller)
• Add optional email and audience fields to the GCR Receiver for tighter verification (notification-controller)
• Add provider manifest example for Azure Event Hub managed identity authentication (notification-controller)

Components changelog

• kustomize-controller v1.8.3
• source-controller v1.8.2
• notification-controller v1.8.3

CLI changelog

• Update toolkit components by @fluxcdbot in #5822

Full Changelog: v2.8.4...v2.8.5