# Announcements **URL:** https://community.nginx.org/c/announcements/21.md [Latest](https://community.nginx.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.nginx.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.nginx.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Announcements category](https://community.nginx.org/t/about-the-announcements-category/222)
**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/about-the-announcements-category/222 "2025-02-04T12:46:27Z")
Keep an eye out for announcements from the NGINX team. If you have something that you want considered for Announcements, please DM a moderator! --- ## [NGINX Gateway Fabric 2.7: Gateway API 1.6 conformance, external authentication, and fewer snippets](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-gateway-fabric-2-7-gateway-api-1-6-conformance-external-authentication-and-fewer-snippets/10823)
**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-gateway-fabric-2-7-gateway-api-1-6-conformance-external-authentication-and-fewer-snippets/10823 "2026-09-03T21:14:53Z")
NGINX Gateway Fabric 2.7 is now released. This significant release targeting Gateway API conformance, data plane improvements, and workflow enhancements. Full release information here. Thank you to the seventeen commun… --- ## [NGINX Ingress Controller 5.6: HSTS without snippets, a faster start on large clusters, and improved configuration safety](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-ingress-controller-5-6-hsts-without-snippets-a-faster-start-on-large-clusters-and-improved-configuration-safety/10822)
**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-ingress-controller-5-6-hsts-without-snippets-a-faster-start-on-large-clusters-and-improved-configuration-safety/10822 "2026-09-03T19:06:13Z")
NGINX Ingress Controller 5.6 is now released! Find the full write up with changes, impact, and recognition on the blog. Highlights HSTS across VirtualServer, VirtualServerRoute, and Ingress Finer control over upstream … --- ## [NGINX 1.31.5: Control API, predicate locations, early body inspection, and more](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-1-31-5-control-api-predicate-locations-early-body-inspection-and-more/10821)
**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-1-31-5-control-api-predicate-locations-early-body-inspection-and-more/10821 "2026-09-03T18:56:32Z")
NGINX 1.31.5 mainline is released. It’s a major leap forward in how NGINX evaluates and routes traffic. Full writeup of features, changes, impact, and recognition is on the blog. Highlights Four powerful capabilities l… --- ## [Live AMA: Transitioning to the Open Source NGINX Ingress Controller from ingress-nginx - Dec 10, 11](https://community.nginx.org/t/live-ama-transitioning-to-the-open-source-nginx-ingress-controller-from-ingress-nginx-dec-10-11/8401)
**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/live-ama-transitioning-to-the-open-source-nginx-ingress-controller-from-ingress-nginx-dec-10-11/8401 "2026-09-02T15:51:46Z")
:rocket: NGINX is hosting our first AMA, right here on our community forum, right here on this thread! Two live sessions to accommodate for global timezones: :spiral\_calendar: December 10th, 2025 from 10:00-11:30 PT … --- ## [NGINX 1.31.4: Proxy Protocol v2, Stricter Validation, and more](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-1-31-4-proxy-protocol-v2-stricter-validation-and-more/10634)
**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-1-31-4-proxy-protocol-v2-stricter-validation-and-more/10634 "2026-08-19T23:26:24Z")
Hi everyone, NGINX 1.31.4 mainline is out. It’s an incremental release focused on the protocols we all depend on: stream and mail proxying, HTTP/2 and gRPC upstream behavior, protocol validation, and memory safety. The … --- ## [Nginx-1.30.4 stable and nginx-1.31.3 mainline versions released](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-1-30-4-stable-and-nginx-1-31-3-mainline-versions-released/10134)
**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-1-30-4-stable-and-nginx-1-31-3-mainline-versions-released/10134 "2026-07-15T21:59:33Z")
nginx-1.30.4 stable and nginx-1.31.3 mainline versions have been released with: fixes for buffer overflow vulnerability when using map with regex (CVE-2026-42533) memory disclosure vulnerability when using ngx\_http\_sli… --- ## [Our Commitment to You: Blog - Strengthening the NGINX Community](https://community.nginx.org/t/our-commitment-to-you-blog-strengthening-the-nginx-community/9527)
**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/our-commitment-to-you-blog-strengthening-the-nginx-community/9527 "2026-05-20T21:52:03Z")
Hello, NGINX community members. Over the past few years, NGINX has gradually shifted how we interact with community users, and the open source community at large. We have made a commitment to strengthening a healthy NG… --- ## [NGINX Gateway Fabric 2.6: bringing F5 WAF for NGINX support to a Gateway API implementation](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-gateway-fabric-2-6-bringing-f5-waf-for-nginx-support-to-a-gateway-api-implementation/9457)
**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-gateway-fabric-2-6-bringing-f5-waf-for-nginx-support-to-a-gateway-api-implementation/9457 "2026-05-08T00:13:16Z")
NGINX Gateway Fabric 2.6 is released, bringing multiple new features, stability improvements, and bug fixes. This release brings F5 WAF for NGINX support to a Gateway API implementation, making NGINX Gateway Fabric one … --- ## [Njs-0.9.8 bugfix, njs-0.9.7 version has been released](https://community.nginx.org/t/njs-0-9-8-bugfix-njs-0-9-7-version-has-been-released/9418)
**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/njs-0-9-8-bugfix-njs-0-9-7-version-has-been-released/9418 "2026-05-02T23:38:12Z")
We recently released njs-0.9.7 version and njs-0.9.8 bugfix njs-0.9.7 version features WebCrypto Ed25519 and X25519 support,wrapKey() and unwrapKey(), and crypto.randomUUID(). Find the change log here. Download here. --- ## [NGINX 1.30.0 stable version released](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-1-30-0-stable-version-released/9417)
**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-1-30-0-stable-version-released/9417 "2026-05-02T23:32:57Z")
nginx-1.30.0 stable version has been released. nginx-1.30.0 incorporates new features and bug fixes from the 1.29.x mainline branch — including Early Hints, HTTP/2 to backend and Encrypted ClientHello, sticky sessions s… --- ## [NGINX OSS 1.29.6 and 1.29.7: Open Sourced Session Persistence, Multipath TCP and More](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-oss-1-29-6-and-1-29-7-open-sourced-session-persistence-multipath-tcp-and-more/9209)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Vernik](https://community.nginx.org/u/Michael_Vernik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-oss-1-29-6-and-1-29-7-open-sourced-session-persistence-multipath-tcp-and-more/9209 "2026-03-29T16:01:50Z")
Hi everyone! We’re excited to share some updates about NGINX 1.29.6 and 1.29.7 releases. Full details in our blog post. Overview NGINX 1.29.6 and 1.29.7 introduce significant updates and mark the first in a planned seri… --- ## [New Category: ingress-nginx Migration Help](https://community.nginx.org/t/new-category-ingress-nginx-migration-help/9163)
**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/new-category-ingress-nginx-migration-help/9163 "2026-03-19T22:43:16Z")
Hello everyone. Update for you: We have created a new category specifically for migrating from ingress-nginx to NGINX Ingress Controller. If you have questions, need help, or could use guidance, join us in Projects \> i… --- ## [Migration Tool: Ingress NGINX -\> NGINX Ingress](https://community.nginx.org/t/migration-tool-ingress-nginx-nginx-ingress/9161)
**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/migration-tool-ingress-nginx-nginx-ingress/9161 "2026-03-19T21:15:10Z")
With the retirement of the Kubernetes community Ingress NGINX Controller earlier this month, the efforts to migrate to the F5 NGINX Ingress Controller are well underway. For a smoother migration and those just getting st… --- ## [Introducing Agentic Observability in NGINX: Real-time MCP Traffic Monitoring](https://community.nginx.org/t/introducing-agentic-observability-in-nginx-real-time-mcp-traffic-monitoring/9131)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Vernik](https://community.nginx.org/u/Michael_Vernik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/introducing-agentic-observability-in-nginx-real-time-mcp-traffic-monitoring/9131 "2026-03-11T18:58:23Z")
Today we launched a new Agentic Observability module for NGINX, giving our users, customers, and community a way to monitor MCP-based agentic traffic. Issues with error-prone agents, LLM-based clients, high latency MCP … --- ## [PSA: 2 Factor Authentication (2FA) to be enforced Feb 2nd](https://community.nginx.org/t/psa-2-factor-authentication-2fa-to-be-enforced-feb-2nd/8389)
**Author:** [@alessandro](https://community.nginx.org/u/alessandro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/psa-2-factor-authentication-2fa-to-be-enforced-feb-2nd/8389 "2026-02-16T21:23:08Z")
Hey all! Just wanted to let you all know that as of February 2nd (the first Monday of February), we will be enforcing 2FA for all regular accounts. You have until then to manually enable it! --- ## [NGINX Ingress Controller 5.3.0 Now Available](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-ingress-controller-5-3-0-now-available/8532)
**Author:** [@Micheal\_Kingston](https://community.nginx.org/u/Micheal_Kingston)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-ingress-controller-5-3-0-now-available/8532 "2025-12-12T09:58:33Z")
Hi All. It has been an eventful few weeks since the Kubernetes community announced at KubeCon North America 2025 that the community-maintained ingress-nginx project will be retired in March 2026. While ingress‑nginx is … --- ## [NGINX 1.29.4 Mainline Released](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-1-29-4-mainline-released/8513)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Vernik](https://community.nginx.org/u/Michael_Vernik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-1-29-4-mainline-released/8513 "2025-12-12T02:59:29Z")
NGINX 1.29.4 mainline has been released and we’re excited to share all the new features in both 1.29.3 and 1.29.4. Across the two releases, we’ve focused on: Support for HTTP/2 protocol to upstreams New TLS signat… --- ## [The Ingress NGINX Alternative: Open Source NGINX Ingress Controller for the Long Term](https://community.nginx.org/t/the-ingress-nginx-alternative-open-source-nginx-ingress-controller-for-the-long-term/8328)
**Author:** [@Micheal\_Kingston](https://community.nginx.org/u/Micheal_Kingston)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/the-ingress-nginx-alternative-open-source-nginx-ingress-controller-for-the-long-term/8328 "2025-11-17T20:08:17Z")
In case you missed it: The Kubernetes community announced that Ingress NGINX will be retired in March 2026. There are several good Ingress controllers available as options, and we hope you’ll consider our open source NG… --- ## [NGINX Gateway Fabric Supports the Gateway API Inference Extension](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-gateway-fabric-supports-the-gateway-api-inference-extension/8169)
**Author:** [@Micheal\_Kingston](https://community.nginx.org/u/Micheal_Kingston)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-gateway-fabric-supports-the-gateway-api-inference-extension/8169 "2025-11-11T18:31:42Z")
With NGINX Gateway Fabric (NGF) version 2.2, organizations can now tap into the Gateway API Inference Extension to enable smart, inference-aware routing in Kubernetes. Platform and ML teams can publish self-hosted GenAI … --- ## [Announcing Nginx Gateway Fabric 2.2](https://community.nginx.org/t/announcing-nginx-gateway-fabric-2-2/7755)
**Author:** [@Micheal\_Kingston](https://community.nginx.org/u/Micheal_Kingston)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/announcing-nginx-gateway-fabric-2-2/7755 "2025-10-23T12:09:34Z")
Hi All. We are delighted to announce NGINX Gateway Fabric (NGF) 2.2, a release focused on advancing Kubernetes application delivery for modern LLM inference workloads, deepening OpenShift integration, and expanding flex… --- ## [NGINX 1.29.2 mainline version has been released](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-1-29-2-mainline-version-has-been-released/7399)
**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-1-29-2-mainline-version-has-been-released/7399 "2025-10-07T23:07:08Z")
Today, NGINX 1.29.2 mainline version was released. Find the change log here. Download here. You can keep up to date with releases here and on https://nginx.org --- ## [NGINX JavaScript (njs) 0.9.2 released](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-javascript-njs-0-9-2-released/7273)
**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-javascript-njs-0-9-2-released/7273 "2025-10-07T23:04:06Z")
In case you missed it: njs 0.9.2 has been released, featuring HTTP keepalive support for ngx.fetch() API in http and stream. Find more information in the changes log. --- ## [NGINX Open Source core 1.28.0 released 2025-04-23](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-open-source-core-1-28-0-released-2025-04-23/4189)
**Author:** [@davemc](https://community.nginx.org/u/davemc)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 10:36am UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-open-source-core-1-28-0-released-2025-04-23/4189 "2025-10-02T10:36:24Z")
nginx-1.28.0 stable version of NGINX was released April 23, 2025, incorporating fixes and features from the nginx-1.27.5 mainline version including: Memory usage and CPU usage optimizations in complex SSL configurations … --- ## [Using NGINX as an AI Proxy](https://community.nginx.org/t/using-nginx-as-an-ai-proxy/7044)
**Author:** [@alessandro](https://community.nginx.org/u/alessandro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/using-nginx-as-an-ai-proxy/7044 "2025-09-23T17:20:37Z")
We have published a new blog post covering how to use NGINX as an AI proxy! The blog details various use cases you can accomplish by using NGINX together with NGINX JavaScript (NJS) to streamline your AI workloads. An ac… --- ## [Tomorrow’s Community Meeting - Canceled](https://community.nginx.org/t/tomorrow-s-community-meeting-canceled/7001)
**Author:** [@Sindhu\_Shiv](https://community.nginx.org/u/Sindhu_Shiv)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/tomorrow-s-community-meeting-canceled/7001 "2025-09-22T21:44:00Z")
We have canceled tomorrow’s (09/23) NGF community meeting due to the company meeting. --- ## [Redesigned docs.nginx.com is now live](https://community.nginx.org/t/redesigned-docs-nginx-com-is-now-live/6557)
**Author:** [@jodie.p\_nginx](https://community.nginx.org/u/jodie.p_nginx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/redesigned-docs-nginx-com-is-now-live/6557 "2025-09-18T18:00:35Z")
We’re excited to announce the release of the newly-redesigned F5 NGINX documentation website, docs.nginx.com. The NGINX Documentation website hosts content for F5’s enterprise NGINX offerings, including F5 NGINX One and F… --- ## [Announcing NGINX Ingress Controller 5.2.0](https://community.nginx.org/t/announcing-nginx-ingress-controller-5-2-0/6864)
**Author:** [@Micheal\_Kingston](https://community.nginx.org/u/Micheal_Kingston)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/announcing-nginx-ingress-controller-5-2-0/6864 "2025-09-15T15:44:20Z")
Hi All. We’re excited to announce the release of v5.2.0 of the NGINX Ingress Controller! This latest version focuses on enhancing performance, simplifying configurations, and improving security to better support modern … --- ## [Announcing Nginx Gateway Fabric 2.1.1](https://community.nginx.org/t/announcing-nginx-gateway-fabric-2-1-1/6552)
**Author:** [@Sindhu\_Shiv](https://community.nginx.org/u/Sindhu_Shiv)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/announcing-nginx-gateway-fabric-2-1-1/6552 "2025-09-04T16:14:54Z")
Hello Everyone, NGINX Gateway Fabric 2.1.1 is now available with a few bug fixes. :page\_facing\_up: Release Page :memo: CHANGELOG :books: Updated Documentation Thanks to the NGF team for making this release happen! --- ## [Announcing Nginx Gateway Fabric Release 2.1](https://community.nginx.org/t/announcing-nginx-gateway-fabric-release-2-1/6028)
**Author:** [@Sindhu\_Shiv](https://community.nginx.org/u/Sindhu_Shiv)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/announcing-nginx-gateway-fabric-release-2-1/6028 "2025-09-04T15:39:31Z")
Hello Everyone, We are excited to announce the release of NGINX Gateway Fabric 2.1, which introduces the ability to connect to the NGINX One Console. You can check out our release page here, CHANGELOG on https://github… [Next page](https://community.nginx.org/c/announcements/21.md?page=1)