1.60.0 - Kubernetes 1.36 Version Support, Stable PortPolicyNone, Go 1.26.5 Upgrade, Enhanced CRD Patching, and Improved Minikube Development Workflow.

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

This is the 1.60.0 release of Agones.

This release focuses on improving platform compatibility, developer experience, and deployment flexibility. Key updates include support for Kubernetes 1.34, 1.35, and 1.36, the promotion of PortPolicyNone to Stable, an upgrade to Go 1.26.5, enhanced CRD patching support for improved Kubernetes resource customization, and a simplified Minikube development workflow for local testing. Together, these enhancements strengthen Agones’ reliability, modernize its development ecosystem, and make deploying and managing game servers more efficient.

Updated Kubernetes Version Support (v1.34, v1.35, v1.36): Agones now officially supports Kubernetes versions 1.34, 1.35, and 1.36, ensuring compatibility with the latest Kubernetes releases for improved performance and stability.
PortPolicyNone Promoted to Stable: The PortPolicyNone feature has been promoted to Stable, providing a fully supported option for game servers that do not require host port allocation. This enhancement offers greater deployment flexibility for container-based and custom networking solutions while reducing unnecessary resource usage. With this promotion, operators can confidently adopt this networking model in production environments.
Go Runtime Upgrade: Agones has been upgraded to Go 1.26.5, ensuring compatibility with the latest Go language improvements and ecosystem updates. This upgrade enhances the development and build environment while maintaining alignment with the latest supported Go release, providing a more reliable foundation for contributors and operators.
Improved CRD Patching Support: Agones now includes enhanced support for patching Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) by adding Kubernetes patch metadata to the OpenAPI schema. This improvement enables tools such as Kustomize to merge resource changes correctly instead of replacing entire sections, making customization and management of Agones resources more reliable and easier to maintain.
Simplified Minikube Development Workflow: Agones now provides built-in support for loading simple-game-server images directly into Minikube, eliminating the need for manual image loading during local development. This enhancement streamlines testing with custom or unpublished images while improving compatibility across different system architectures, making the local development experience faster and more efficient.

Breaking changes

Upgrade supported Kubernetes versions to 1.34, 1.35, 1.36 by @Sivasankaran25 in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4664
Created performance test cluster for 1.35 by @Sivasankaran25 in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4672

Implemented enhancements

build: add minikube image load support for simple-game-server by @markmandel in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4647

Other

Preparation for Release v1.60.0 by @indurireddy-TF in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4642
docs: add Flowtriq to Third Party Libraries and Tools by @jacob-masse in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4636
build: bump the go_modules group across 12 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4643
build: bump fossas/fossa-action from 1.9.0 to 2.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4644
fix(util/https): redact sensitive headers before logging requests by @herdiyana256 in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4645
docs: clarify that SDK state-changing calls are async and batched by @markmandel in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4651
build: bump actions/stale from 10.3.0 to 10.4.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4648
feat(k8s-export-openapi): add tests and update removal logic for OpenAPI fields by @manumathon in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4649
build: bump the go_modules group across 0 directory with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4646
build: bump the go_modules group across 11 directories with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4657
build : upgrade Go version to 1.26.5 by @Ribhu-bhardwaj in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4654
build: bump actions/checkout from 7.0.0 to 7.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4656
build: bump brace-expansion from 5.0.6 to 5.0.7 in /sdks/nodejs in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4653
chore: promote PortPolicyNone feature gate from beta to stable by @mckean023 in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4627
build: bump github.com/google/cel-go from 0.27.0 to 0.29.0 in /build/agones-bot in the go_modules group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4660
docs: add Colopl FESTIBATTLE CNCF architecture case study by @markmandel in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4661
build: regen messages on test-gen-crd-code and test-gen-all-sdk-grpc by @markmandel in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4662
build: update golang dependencies across all go.mod files by @Ribhu-bhardwaj in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4659
chore: apply Zizmor security fixes by @Sivasankaran25 in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4679
build: bump github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 from 5.19.1 to 5.19.2 in /build/scripts/example-version-checker in the go_modules group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4678

New Contributors

@jacob-masse made their first contribution in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4636
@herdiyana256 made their first contribution in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4645
@manumathon made their first contribution in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4649
@Ribhu-bhardwaj made their first contribution in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4654
@mckean023 made their first contribution in https://github.com/agones-dev/agones/pull/4627

See CHANGELOG for more details on changes.

Images available with this release:

Helm chart available with this release:

helm install agones agones/agones --version 1.60.0

Make sure to add our stable helm repository using helm repo add agones https://agones.dev/chart/stable

Last modified August 12, 2026: Release-1.60.0 (#4682) (67b44a7)