1.35

Kubernetes Releases version 1.35 On 17 December 2025 Kubernetes released version 1.35 code named “Timbernetes”, which is presented as a turning-point release that modernizes cluster operations, tightens security, and brings long-awaited vertical scaling and AI-focused scheduling into the core platform. Timbernetes has a theme of deepening the platform’s security posture while simplifying the operational model for platform teams. Release theme and scope Timbernetes uses a “world tree” metaphor to emphasize maturity, deep roots in stability/security, and new “branches” for AI and edge workloads. ...