What's Changed
- fix(release): improve release orchestrator with safety and automation fixes by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5423
- feat(llmisvc): propagate spec.labels and annotations to service by @neelabhsinha in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5365
- fix: remove incorrect crds in llmisvc-crd by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5428
- fix: normalize legacy deploymentMode in status by @jlost in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5427
- release: prepare release v0.18.0-rc1 by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5434
- fix: skip validation on update during deletion for all resource types by @jlost in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5420
- fix(llmisvc): allow stop when LLMInferenceServiceConfig is missing by @pierDipi in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5413
- fix: add approvers to reviewers in OWNERS by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5444
- fix(samples): add active-request-scorer and fix pluginRef typo by @dagrayvid in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5411
- ci: add --maxfail=10 to e2e pytest invocation by @maskarb in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5445
- feat(llmisvc): add heterogeneous GPUs load balancing sample by @pierDipi in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5374
- ci: add quick install e2e test for KServe + LocalModel + LLMISvc by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5429
- chore: change docker.io image to quay.io for seaweedfs by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5421
- fix: add timeout_keep_alive to work with Istio/Envoy by @yuzisun in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5448
- feat(llmisvc): add e2e autoscaling tests and CI for WVA scaling by @vivekk16 in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5407
- fix: de-hardcode torch wheels; upgrade torch/vision by @jlost in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5396
- fix(ci): add MEMBER association to cherry-pick workflow permissions by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5449
- feat(llmisvc): add migration logic for llm-d v0.6 components upgrade by @vivekk16 in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5433
- ci: add stale bot to warn 3 times before closing inactive issues and PRs by @spolti in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5395
- fix: release orchestrator rc1 improvements by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5460
- build: extend GOTAGS pass-through to the main controller Dockerfile by @bartoszmajsak in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5402
- feat(isvc): add dual-protocol (REST/gRPC) routing for Standard mode by @sivanantha321 in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5451
- fix(helm): align imagePullPolicy defaults with kustomize base by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5459
- release: prepare release v0.18.0 by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5461
- fix: oci support for storageUris (plural) by @brucearctor in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5261
- fix(llmisvc): prevent silent metric loss on non-inline config by @vivekk16 in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5471
- fix: upgrade the huggingface server base images to 2025.10, CUDA to 13.0.0 by @cjohannsen-cloudera in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5206
- fix(samples): use sha256_cbor for precise-prefix kv-cache routing by @KillianGolds in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5484
- fix: correct pyasn1 package name and migrate alibi explainer to uv by @spolti in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5463
- fix(ci): require OWNERS approver review before auto-merge by @spolti in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5495
- fix: huggingface-cpu image - torch version by @spolti in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5494
- chore: promote two reviewers to approvers and add new reviewer by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5504
- fix(e2e): disable vLLM V1 engine for CPU e2e tests by @cjohannsen-cloudera in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5509
- fix(localmodel): use NodeSelector for jobs to fix PVC access by @bartoszmajsak in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5502
- feat: add LocalModelCache support for LLMInferenceService by @VedantMahabaleshwarkar in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5318
- fix(ci): upgrade github-script to v8 and harden auto-merge checks by @spolti in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5511
- fix(crd): enable conversion webhooks in minimal installs by @bartoszmajsak in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5416
- feat(e2e/llmisvc): configurable test environment and new endpoint coverage by @bartoszmajsak in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5187
- fix: gate ClusterServingRuntime on CRD availability by @bartoszmajsak in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5392
- fix: improve checkpoint system consistency in release orchestrator by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5483
- fix(ingress): eliminate ExternalName service no-op update churn by @bartoszmajsak in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5512
- fix(cabundle): eliminate ConfigMap no-op update churn by @bartoszmajsak in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5513
- feat(llmisvc): add --scaling flag to kserve-install.sh by @vivekk16 in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5497
- chore(deps): upgrade WVA to v0.7.0 by @vivekk16 in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5498
- fix(ci): stabilize version resolution in precommit by @bartoszmajsak in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5523
- fix(ci): add explicit write permissions for auto-merge job by @spolti in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5514
- test(llmisvc): harden autoscaling e2e with pipeline health checks by @vivekk16 in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5493
- deps: upgrade Envoy AI Gateway to v0.6.0 and Envoy Gateway to v1.7.0 by @cjohannsen-cloudera in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5520
- fix(llmisvc): extend storage migration retry window by @bartoszmajsak in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5405
- feat(llmisvc): emit k8s events on llmisvc readiness transitions by @neelabhsinha in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5437
- feat(llmisvc): report observed routing topology in status by @bartoszmajsak in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5417
- feat(llmisvc): surface specific ConfigNotFound condition by @bartoszmajsak in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5409
- ci: add network-layer parameter support to e2e tests infrastructure by @spolti in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5506
- fix: move tidy after generate in precommit to fix go.sum instability by @font in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5538
- fix: prevent ClusterStorageContainer CRD deletion on helm upgrade by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5539
- feat(llmisvc): report observed workload references in status by @bartoszmajsak in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5414
- fix(router): correct off-by-one in splitter pickupRoute random range by @mwaykole in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5489
- feat(llmisvc): add reconciliation logic for static lora adapters by @andresllh in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5317
- feat(llmisvc): use targeted access-log flag with vLLM version fallback by @KillianGolds in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5507
- fix(charts): use nested if instead for some edge cases by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5542
- fix(CVE): fix vllm setup and pillow CVE by @agoston in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5553
- feat(llmisvc): add preStop hook and up terminationGracePeriod by @andresllh in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5485
- fix(llmisvc): use
model-server-protocol-metricsby @pierDipi in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5545 - fix(ci): collect pod logs on fail, tune maxfail by @jlost in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5528
- fix(llmisvc): reduce logging noise in e2e tests by @pierDipi in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5552
- feat(llmisvc): track gateway origin on each discovered address by @bartoszmajsak in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5524
- feat(llmisvc): observed applied configs by @bartoszmajsak in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5418
- ci: add structured E2E test results (JUnit XML + JSON) by @jlost in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5378
- fix(ci): add manual debug path for prow automerge by @spolti in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5562
- feat(llmisvc): bubble up HPA/KEDA scaling status to service conditions by @vivekk16 in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5540
- feat(charts): make llmisvc GIE CRD creation optional by @neelabhsinha in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5544
- fix: pin azure-core>=1.38.0 to address CVE-2026-21226 by @spolti in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5508
- feat(llmisvc): add model name based routing by @pierDipi in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5521
- fix(llmisvc): set workload service appProtocol based on TLS config by @walnutkim in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5533
- feat(llmisvc): migrate non-zero threshold to prefix-based-pd-decider by @vivekk16 in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5560
- fix(llmisvc): wait for pod termination before starting next test by @andresllh in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5568
- chore: add bump-version Copilot agent and release issue template by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5577
- feat(llmisvc): adding vLLM shutdown-timeout by @andresllh in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5496
- release: prepare release v0.19.0-rc0 by @Copilot in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5588
- release: prepare release v0.19.0 by @Jooho in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5665
New Contributors
- @neelabhsinha made their first contribution in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5365
- @font made their first contribution in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5538
- @walnutkim made their first contribution in https://github.com/kserve/kserve/pull/5533
Full Changelog: https://github.com/kserve/kserve/compare/v0.18.0...v0.19.0
