Kubernetes v1.21.4stable Released Aug 11, 2021
Impact Score: 5/10

Kubernetes v1.21.4

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Component: kubernetes ยท Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.

Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.

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โšก Executive Summary (TL;DR)

Kubernetes v1.21.4. Source highlight: See kubernetes-announce@. Additional binary downloads are linked in the CHANGELOG.

Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)

๐Ÿ’ป Software Engineers & Devs

Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.

๐Ÿ“Š Product & Engineering Leads

Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.

โš™๏ธ DevOps & Security

Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.

๐Ÿ“„ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
See [kubernetes-announce@](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kubernetes-announce). Additional binary downloads are linked in the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.21.md). See [the CHANGELOG](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.21.md) for more details. ### Release Assets <table> <tr><td colspan="2"><b>Kubernetes Source Code: </b> kubernetes.tar.gz</td><tr> <tr><td>SHA256</td><td>4c9b918958276ca01a5c93925c8954c8ac343a8bbfc4afa0f8391c95e9bfe727</td></tr> <tr><td>SHA512</td><td>e0651f30e883194bcfa59cf57dbb40f853f9e84e79472f35db75e37af09f63de1ed960694376e623e5d176dc23c064b74311cde28d32af53aac0b0d4c0649949</td></tr> </table>