Talos Linux | v1.12.7

Talos Linux v1.12.7 released on 24-04-2026


Talos Linux v1.12.7 is out now. It bumps the Linux kernel to 6.18.24, containerd to 2.1.7, and updates Kubernetes to v1.35.4 and etcd to 3.6.9, helping operators keep runtimes and cluster components current.

See the full release notes and download binaries and images on the project GitHub: https://github.com/siderolabs/talos/releases/tag/v1.12.7

What’s in this release

  • Base stack and toolchain bumps — Linux 6.18.24, containerd 2.1.7, built with Go 1.25.9; package and toolchain updates from siderolabs/pkgs and tools including systemd, util-linux and OpenSSL 3.6.2.
  • Kubernetes and etcd updates with matching images — Kubernetes components at v1.35.4 and etcd 3.6.9, and updated images for kube-apiserver, controller-manager, scheduler, kube-proxy, coredns, etcd, kubelet and Talos images.
  • Security, TPM and tooling improvements — AppArmor profile files and installer fixes, fixes for unseal with slow TPM and a PCR read panic, addition of the dis-vulncheck tool, and support for disabling module signature verification.

Upgrade notes

  • No breaking changes are listed in the release notes; test the binaries in a staging environment and report any issues at https://github.com/siderolabs/talos/issues.
  • If you need to roll back, the previous release is available at v1.12.6.

Share your experience or any problems you hit on the project GitHub issues page so contributors can follow up.

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