[ANNOUNCEMENT] 1.27 Call for Enhancements

[Mark Rossetti]

Hello Kubernetes community!

The 1.27 release cycle has begun and we are now collecting enhancements.

Actions Required:

• Enhancement owners should ensure their enhancements meet the following requirements:

• An issue is opened in  kubernetes/enhancements

• A kep.yaml exists with:

•  status set to `implementable`

•  latest-milestone set to the current release

• A README.md exists that:

• uses the latest template

• has the updated test plan section filled out

• A Production Readiness Review has been completed

• SIG Leads should

• Discuss in your SIG which enhancements you will be proposing for the release

• Opt in enhancements for by applying the current milestone and "lead-opted-in" label the tracking issues in kubernetes/enhancements 

• If you are a reviewer/approver

• Please add the “kind/deprecation” label to PRs as appropriate (this is a big help for the Comms team!)

Enhancements will be tracked throughout the release using the 1.27 Enhancements Tracking GitHub Project board.

More information on the enhancements process can be found in the kubernetes/enhancements repo.

All enhancements should plan to opt-in well before the Production Readiness Review Freeze (Thursday, February 2nd, 2023) to ensure adequate time for reviews. Enhancements opted-in after this deadline will be at risk for inclusion in the release.

Additional Information

The tentative major milestones for the 1.27 release are the following:

• Release Cycle begins – Monday, January 9th, 2023

• Production Readiness Review Freeze –Thursday, February 2nd, 2023

• Enhancements Freeze – 18:00 PDT on Thursday, February 9th, 2023

• Code Freeze – 17:00 PDT on Tuesday, March 14th, 2023

• Test Freeze – 17:00 PDT on Tuesday, March 21st, 2023

• Release Day – Tuesday, April 11th, 2023

Full schedule – https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/tree/master/releases/release-1.27

Enhancements project board – https://bit.ly/k8s127-enhancements 

For any questions or concerns - reach in any of the following:

• #release-enhancements Slack channel

• #sig-release Slack channel
  

  
  

Thanks!

Mark Rossetti, 1.27 Enhancements Lead