# Alpha features in Kubernetes 1.36

DevFeed: [Alpha features in Kubernetes 1.36](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/alpha-features-in-kubernetes-1-36-12128.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://platformengineering.org/blog/alpha-features-in-kubernetes-1-36>)

Author: Nigel Douglas

Published: 2026-07-23T05:40:01Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Platform Engineering Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/platform-engineering-blog.md>)

Topics: [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [AI Platform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-platform.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/scalability.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cpu.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/real-time.md>)

Tags: [ai-ml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-ml.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cpu.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/real-time.md>), [scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scalability.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

An overview of selected Alpha-stage features planned for Kubernetes 1.36, focusing on five Dynamic Resource Allocation enhancements for AI/ML workloads. The article explains improved hardware discovery, real-time resource availability, list-typed device attributes, group-aware resource claims, and native resource requests.

## Source excerpt

Explore the top 10 new Alpha features in Kubernetes 1.36. Learn about 5 DRA advancements for AI/ML workloads, workload-aware scheduling, new security policies, and major scalability gains