[ANNOUNCEMENT] v1.38 KEP Readiness (formerly named PRR Freeze) in Effect ❄️

[楊承昊]

Hey Kubernetes community 👋

🧊 KEP Readiness (formerly named PRR Freeze) began at Wednesday 23th September 2026, 12:00 UTC.

Enhancements stats for v1.38:

• ▶️ Enhancements opted-in for v1.38: 100
• ▶️ Enhancements tracked for v1.38: 89
• ⏹️ Enhancements removed from milestone after KEP Readiness: 11

Any KEP that wishes to join the v1.38 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 (Tuesday 29th September 2026 (AoE) / Wednesday 30th September 2026, 12:00 UTC). 

Upcoming Key Dates:

• Tuesday 29th September 2026 (AoE) / Wednesday 30th September 2026, 12:00 UTC: Week 5 — Enhancements Freeze
• Wednesday 4th November 2026 (AoE) / Thursday 5th November 2026, 12:00 UTC: Week 10 — Feature blog freeze
• Monday 9th - Thursday 12th November 2026: Week 11 — KubeCon NA
• Monday 16th November 2026 (AoE) / Tuesday 17th November 2026, 12:00 UTC: Week 12 — Code Freeze and Test Freeze
• Thursday 3rd December 2026 (AoE) / Friday 4rd December 2026, 12:00 UTC: Week 14 — Docs Freeze
• Wednesday 16th December 2026: Week 16 — Kubernetes v1.38.0 released

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

Thank you! 

ChengHao Yang

v1.38 Enhancements Lead

[ChengHao Yang]

Sorry, there was a correction about Enhancements stats for v1.38.

Enhancements stats for v1.38:

• ▶️ Enhancements opted-in for v1.38: 100

• ▶️ Enhancements tracked for v1.38: 90
• ⏹️ Enhancements removed from milestone after KEP Readiness: 10

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

Thank you!

ChengHao Yang

v1.38 Enhancements Lead

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