[ANNOUNCEMENT] v1.35 PRR Freeze in Effect ❄️

[Rayan Das]

Hey Kubernetes community 👋

🧊 PRR Freeze began at 12:00 UTC Friday 10th October, 2025.

Enhancements stats for v1.35:

▶️ Enhancements opted-in for v1.35: 100

▶️ Enhancements tracked for v1.35: 85

⏹️ Enhancements removed from milestone after PRR freeze: 15

Any KEP that wishes to join the v1.35 release, must now have an approved Exception. Once approved, the enhancement will be added to the tracking board by the Enhancements team. If you plan to submit an Exception request, please submit it as soon as possible.

For those with accepted Enhancements, please continue to get reviews on the open PRs and make sure to obtain the /lgtm and /approve labels before Enhancements Freeze (Thursday 16th October 2025 (AoE) / Friday 17th October 2025, 12:00 UTC). 

Upcoming Key Dates:

• - Thursday 16th October 2025 (AoE) / Friday 17th October 2025, 12:00 UTC: Week 5 — Enhancements Freeze
• - Thursday 30th October 2025 (AoE) / Friday 31st October 2025, 12:00 UTC: Week 7 — Feature blog freeze
• - Thursday 6th November 2025 (AoE) / Friday 7th November 2025, 12:00 UTC: Week 8 — Code Freeze and Test Freeze
• - Monday 10th - Thursday 13th November 2025: Week 9 - KubeCon NA
• - Tuesday 2nd December 2025 (AoE) / Wednesday 3rd December 2025, 12:00 UTC: Week 12 — Docs Freeze
• - Wednesday 17th December 2025: Week 14 — Kubernetes v1.35.0 released

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Enhancements team at #enhancements or Release Team at #sig-release

Thank you! 

Rayan Das,

v1.35 Enhancements Lead