Talos Linux v1.13.5 released on 22-06-2026
Talos Linux v1.13.5 is out now. It bundles Linux 6.18.36, containerd 2.2.5 and runc 1.4.3 alongside targeted fixes and tooling bumps to improve stability, shutdown correctness and hardware support.
Binaries and container images were published; please test them and report any issues at https://github.com/siderolabs/talos/issues.
What’s in this release
- Platform and runtime updates: Linux 6.18.36, containerd 2.2.5 (CVE patches) and runc 1.4.3, plus ZFS 2.4.3 and updated NVIDIA LTS driver.
- Targeted fixes addressing stability and shutdown behaviour — increased etcd open files, stop log persistence and close log files on shutdown, honour FailurePauseTimeout before reboot and relax LUKS header validation.
- Kubernetes and image refresh: k8s dependencies moved from v0.36.1 to v0.36.2 and cluster images (kube-apiserver/controller-manager/scheduler/proxy, kube-proxy/kubelet, etcd, CoreDNS and Talos images) published at v1.13.5.
Upgrade notes
- No breaking changes are listed for this patch release; treat it as a stability and security update and validate on non-production clusters. Report problems at the project issue tracker: https://github.com/siderolabs/talos/issues.
- If you need to roll back, the previous release is available at v1.13.4 (see the GitHub releases page) and corresponding images remain accessible for downgrades.
Share any feedback or issues you encounter so contributors can follow up on fixes and improvements.
