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AWS Load Balancer Operator release notes

The release notes for the AWS Load Balancer (ALB) Operator summarize all new features and enhancements, notable technical changes, major corrections from the previous version, and any known bugs upon general availability.

Important

The AWS Load Balancer (ALB) Operator is only supported on the x86_64 architecture.

These release notes track the development of the AWS Load Balancer Operator in OpenShift Container Platform.

Note

AWS Load Balancer Operator currently does not support AWS GovCloud.

Additional resources

AWS Load Balancer Operator 1.2.0

The AWS Load Balancer Operator 1.2.0 release notes summarize all new features and enhancements, notable technical changes, major corrections from the previous version, and any known bugs upon general availability.

The following advisory is available for the AWS Load Balancer Operator version 1.2.0:

AWS Load Balancer Operator 1.1.1

The AWS Load Balancer Operator 1.1.1 release notes summarize all new features and enhancements, notable technical changes, major corrections from the previous version, and any known bugs upon general availability.

The following advisory is available for the AWS Load Balancer Operator version 1.1.1:

AWS Load Balancer Operator 1.1.0

The AWS Load Balancer Operator 1.1.0 release notes summarize all new features and enhancements, notable technical changes, major corrections from the previous version, and any known bugs upon general availability.

The AWS Load Balancer Operator version 1.1.0 supports the AWS Load Balancer Controller version 2.4.4.

The following advisory is available for the AWS Load Balancer Operator version 1.1.0:

  • RHEA-2023:6218 Release of AWS Load Balancer Operator on OperatorHub Enhancement Advisory Update

    Notable changes

  • This release uses the Kubernetes API version 0.27.2.

    New features

  • The AWS Load Balancer Operator now supports a standardized Security Token Service (STS) flow by using the Cloud Credential Operator.

    Bug fixes

  • A FIPS-compliant cluster must use TLS version 1.2. Previously, webhooks for the AWS Load Balancer Controller only accepted TLS 1.3 as the minimum version, resulting in an error such as the following on a FIPS-compliant cluster:

    remote error: tls: protocol version not supported

    Now, the AWS Load Balancer Controller accepts TLS 1.2 as the minimum TLS version, resolving this issue. (OCPBUGS-14846)

AWS Load Balancer Operator 1.0.1

The AWS Load Balancer Operator 1.0.1 release notes summarize all new features and enhancements, notable technical changes, major corrections from the previous version, and any known bugs upon general availability.

The following advisory is available for the AWS Load Balancer Operator version 1.0.1:

AWS Load Balancer Operator 1.0.0

The AWS Load Balancer Operator 1.0.0 release notes summarize all new features and enhancements, notable technical changes, major corrections from the previous version, and any known bugs upon general availability.

The AWS Load Balancer Operator is now generally available with this release. The AWS Load Balancer Operator version 1.0.0 supports the AWS Load Balancer Controller version 2.4.4.

The following advisory is available for the AWS Load Balancer Operator version 1.0.0:

Important

The AWS Load Balancer (ALB) Operator version 1.x.x cannot upgrade automatically from the Technology Preview version 0.x.x. To upgrade from an earlier version, you must uninstall the ALB operands and delete the aws-load-balancer-operator namespace.

Notable changes

  • This release uses the new v1 API version.

Bug fixes

  • Previously, the controller provisioned by the AWS Load Balancer Operator did not properly use the configuration for the cluster-wide proxy. These settings are now applied appropriately to the controller. (OCPBUGS-4052, OCPBUGS-5295)

Earlier versions

To evaluate the AWS Load Balancer Operator, use the two earliest versions, which are available as a Technology Preview. Do not use these versions in a production cluster.

For more information about the support scope of Red Hat Technology Preview features, see Technology Preview Features Support Scope.

The following advisory is available for the AWS Load Balancer Operator version 0.2.0:

The following advisory is available for the AWS Load Balancer Operator version 0.0.1: