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Kubernetes 1.27: The Changes That Matter to Operators

Kubernetes 1.27 ("Chill Vibes"), released in April 2023, makes SeccompDefault stable so pods get safer syscall defaults automatically, moves KMS v2 to beta with rotatable encryption keys for etcd secrets, and stabilises scheduling gates. It also removes PodSecurityPolicy for good: without migrating to Pod Security Admission first, the upgrade is blocked entirely.