TL;DR: Learn the most exciting changes that made it to Kubernetes 1.28 from Grace — the Kubernetes release lead. Kubernetes 1.28 brought us a few notable changes: Sidecar containers are officially recognised as a container (not just a container pattern). Pods from StatefulSet no longer get stuck into Terminating if a node is lost unexpectedly. Validating Admission Policy graduates to Beta. This podcast addresses the new features and dives into what it takes to release a new Kubernetes version. Grace Nguyen (Kubernetes 1.28 release lead) reveals her tips and tricks to stay on top of a release with 1440 contributors from 911 companies. Links Kuberentes 1.28 Release team KubeCon scholarships SIG-release Release Team Shadows Contributor Summit North America 2023 SIG-contributor-experience SIG-docs Introducing native sidecar containers Init Containers Non-Graceful Node Shutdown Moves to GA Validating Admission Policy Introducing Kubernetes Community-Owned Package Repositories CSI migration for GCE PD Cluster API Security Self-Assessment SIG-security Enhancements Tracking Board Feature blog Tracking Board Bug Triage Tracking Board CI Signal Project Board & Issue Tracking