[ANNOUNCEMENT] v1.37 PRR Freeze in Effect ❄️

[Subhasmita Swain]

Howdy Kubernetes community!

PRR Freeze began at 12:00 UTC Wednesday 10th June 2026. ❄️

Enhancements stats for v1.37:

• Enhancements opted-in for v1.37: 106
• Enhancements tracked for v1.37: 93
• Enhancements removed from milestone after PRR Freeze: 7
  
  

Any KEP that wishes to join the v1.37 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 do so as soon as possible.

For those with accepted enhancements, please continue to get reviews on open PRs and make sure to obtain the /lgtm and /approve labels before Enhancements Freeze (Tuesday 16th June 2026 (AoE) / Wednesday 17th June 2026, 12:00 UTC).

Upcoming key dates:

• Tuesday 16th June 2026 (AoE) / Wednesday 17th June 2026, 12:00 UTC: Week 5 - Enhancements Freeze
• Thursday 9th July 2026 (AoE) / Friday 10th July 2026, 12:00 UTC: Week 8 - Feature blog freeze
• Wednesday 22nd July 2026 (AoE) / Thursday 23rd July 2026, 12:00 UTC: Week 10 - Code Freeze and Test Freeze
• Wednesday 5th August 2026 (AoE) / Thursday 6th August 2026, 12:00 UTC: Week 12 - Docs Freeze
• Wednesday 26th August 2026: Week 15 - Kubernetes v1.37.0 released
  
  

"If you have any questions, please find us in #release-enhancements or #sig-release"

Subhasmita Swain
v1.37 Enhancements Lead