# Kubeflow Community Distribution 26.03.1 Release Announcement

DevFeed: [Kubeflow Community Distribution 26.03.1 Release Announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/kubeflow-community-distribution-26-03-1-release-announcement-17609.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.kubeflow.org/kubeflow-26.03-release/>)

Author: Kubeflow 26.03 Release Team

Published: 2026-04-11T05:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Kubeflow](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kubeflow.md>)

Topics: [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [MinIO](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/minio.md>), [istio](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/istio.md>), [OpenID connect (OIDC)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oidc.md>), [kubectl](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubectl.md>)

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## AI overview

The Kubeflow Community Distribution 26.03.1 release introduces calendar-based versioning and updates components including Kubernetes, Kubeflow Pipelines, KServe, Trainer, notebooks, the dashboard, Istio, and related dependencies. It also adds native OIDC support, conditional and parallel Local Runner control flows, SeaweedFS storage support, and completes MinIO deprecation.

## Source excerpt

The release versioning is now calendar-based (Year.Month.Patch). Around two base releases are planned per year with optional patch releases. The best-effort only community support is roughly 6 months and there is commercial support available from multiple vendors. Please update regularly as explained in our upgrading and extending section to benefit also from security and performance improvements. Release details: 26.03 and 26.03.1.